Were the bones of soldiers killed at the Battle of Waterloo sold as fertilizer?
The Aftermath of Waterloo
The Time is Meow: Action Plan for Scotland’s Cats
“It was a pleasure to meet with Cats Protection and discuss their priorities for changes to cat welfare protections that could be implemented in Scotland”
‘I Wanna Tell You A Story’
“Dr. Ragnhild Ljosland of the UHI Archaeology Institute is gathering together Orkney stories”
Weather Forecast: Mostly cloudy with a few showers today. Windy.
Maximum temperature 13 °C.
The Green Children of Woolpit, Part 1
“Then (I say) the Earth, [Mars, and Venus] be planets alike, inhabited alike, moved about [the Sun] alike, and it may be that those two green children which Nubrigensis speaks of in his time, that fell from heaven, came from thence…”
The Battle of Methven #OnThisDay
On 19th of June 1306 The Battle of Methven took place which saw the defeat of the newly crowned King of Scots, Robert the Bruce.
Kafka In Orkney And Other Stories
From Monday 20th of June to 3rd of July on show in the Northlight Gallery Stromness will be an exhibition by Robinson RR : ‘Kafka in Orkney and Other Stories’
Swandro Excavation Update
“We’re counting down to the start of the 2022 excavation at Swandro, we’ll be back on site from the 20th June until the 12th August.”
Weather Forecast: Windy and unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain.
Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Firth Gala 2022
“It’s been delightful to be back and we’ve had more participants than in previous years”
