Much is made by Orkney Islands Council (OIC) and others about the economic benefits of the cruise ships.
What The Architecture Tells Us
The book and its illustrations are the combined work of Marianne and her friend Elisabeth Holder.
Conversations with Magic Stones
Mike and I went the Tankerness House museum in Kirkwall on a wet Thursday afternoon – museums are A GOOD THING on a wet afternoon.
AFRAYEDKNOT: A Small Local Business Making A Big Difference
Mark Cook makes all sorts of useful objects from what most folk consider to be marine litter.
Bernie Bell: Orkney Walks (with Stories) – ‘The Procession’
The Neolithic Heart of Orkney – or – ‘The Procession’
Bernie Bell: Orkney Walks (with Stories) – Rousay
“We then visited the Mid Howe Broch. This is an impressive, and appealing structure. “
The Old Kirks of Orkney Part 3 – Bits & Pieces
“St. Michael’s Church, Harray, is built on a Broch! As in, yer actual Iron Age broch. “
Taking Action to Save Scotland’s Historic Sites
over the last 50 years ” annual precipitation levels have increased by over 20% in Scotland and ” it is now 1°C warmer”.
Make a Visit to Orkney’s World War II Sites
Orkney also has sites of world historical interest dating from the first 4 decades of the 20th C: a time of two world wars.