An OS map and good footwear are strongly advised for this expedition!
A Bit Of An Expedition To Birsay
Success for The St Magnus Way
The St Magnus Way project to create a virtual experience and improve accessibility on the physical route has won a £2,500 award from the Calor Rural Community Fund.
St Magnus Way: A Literary Pilgrimage
“In the Literary Pilgrimage project, we put out posters with texts by Orkney writers along the 55 mile pilgrimage route. The locations are chosen so that they fit with the text, and what you can see from there.”
Update and What’s Next for the St Magnus Way
The St Magnus Way is entered into the £2,500 funding category and is competing for one of six awards of that amount.
Stepping Out Again
“We were thinking of where to go – not too far – and we settled on Evie Sands (aka Aikerness Beach).”
Creating a Virtual Pilgrimage: The St Magnus Way
On 4th June the St Magnus Way launched a crowdfunding campaign in conjunction with Calor Gas with an initial target of £1,500.
Forgiveness
Seeing Frances Pelly’s way-marker stone for the St. Magnus Way, by the bay in Finstown, got me thinking about forgiveness.
Mooching About At The Bu
I didn’t feel like a big walk, so we went to the Bu, in Orphir, to mooch about a bit, on the beach there.
Hospitality:St Magnus Way Final Section Inaugurated in Orphir
Around 15 people gathered to celebrate the inauguration of the final section of the St Magnus Way.
St Magnus Way: The Orkneyinga Saga Centre,Orphir to St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall
Guided walk Saturday 19th of October starting 10am
