the HALL of EINAR

Einar is the name of our home on Westray in Orkney. An old school, formerly the Skelwick Academy School, we bought it in 2007 in what would soon have been ruinous condition. With the patience and help of the local island builder and a bit of inspiration we are slowly renovating it to something approaching its former glory.

Hundreds of children have been to school there, many of them having their photographs taken on the front steps. Their memories form an important record of past times, with written accounts of an island childhood kept by the Westray Heritage Centre.