Mhairi MacInnes speaks about the anti-uranium mining campaign which took place in Orkney in the late 1970s and early 80s.
Mhairi MacInnes: Keep Orkney Green and Attractive
Re- Creating Orkney’s Uranium Protest Walk
And so it was that on Saturday 21st of August 2021, another group of Orcadians, this time led by Dan Lee and the project team of ‘Orkney Energy Landscapes’, took to the hills and re-created that same walk.
Orkney’s Uranium Protests
The South of Scotland Electricity Board had applied to sink 11 test bore holes: 2 at Yesnaby, 4 near Blackhall and 5 at the Mill of Cairston.
Places Still Available: Help Explore Orkney’s Energy Landscapes
The year-long project will see archaeological recording at contemporary energy sites, peat coring, oral history interviewing, fieldwalking, community events and schools workshops.
Help Explore Orkney’s Energy Landscapes
A project exploring the past, present and future of energy production and its role in shaping the identity of islands communities has been relaunched and is looking for anyone interested in delving into Orkney’s energy heritage.
Orkney’s Uranium Protests
The South of Scotland Electricity Board had applied to sink 11 test bore holes: 2 at Yesnaby, 4 near Blackhall and 5 at the Mill of Cairston.
Henri Becquerel: #OnThisDay
On March 1st 1896 Henri Becquerel discovered spontaneous radioactivity.
