Rendall – An Undiscovered Parish, by David McLaughlin is on sale in The Orcadian Book Shop – £5.
Discovering Rendall
Rendall Old Kirkyard
“Considerate mowing leaves a summer meadow”
Old Rendall Parish Church – 6th February 2022
“The steps were built into the wall so that people could get into the Kirkyard, but animals, couldn’t”
Religious Identities In Island Communities
“Not far from where we live is what’s left of the old Rendall Parish Kirk, where I’ve often met with folk from far away looking for their relatives.”
Week Thirty – One Day At A Time
“July the Twenty-fifth……………An emerald sea……Rippling….”
Light In Darkness
“Neighbour-man Steve took this pic of the Northern Lights across the hill behind our houses, including the little old stone shed in the field – and the stars in the sky!”
T’ings at Tingwall!
“We went to Tingwall, to take a picture of – The Ting”
A Closer Look At Some Local Archaeology
“On one of his after-work walks, Mike cut down by the Hall of Rendall to the shore, turned left, and walked along to get a closer look at this site.”
‘The Road Goes Ever On And On…..’ – Bilbo Baggins.
“Out from the house…….. and up the road again, turning left at the old telephone box, this time.”
Walking Out From The House – Again……..
“We look across to Gairsay, once the home of Viking Sweyn Asleifsson, from where he headed out, rampaging. “
