Europe’s most complete Neolithic village
Skara Brae is exceptional. The eight houses there form Europe’s most complete Neolithic village. The domestic houses were occupied 5,000 years ago …
Skara Brae is exceptional. The eight houses there form Europe’s most complete Neolithic village. The domestic houses were occupied 5,000 years ago …
The Safe Zephyrus is a floating hotel in Orkney’s Scapa Flow. I wonder if i can find it on AirBnB? According to …
Is it just me or does the Orkney island of Flotta look quite barren from the air?
The island of North Ronaldsay is famous for its sheep who live on seaweed and are kept off the fields by dry …
Midhowe Broch on the Orkney island of Rousay looks amazing as we fly above it. There are 4.5 metre wide walls which …
Stronsay looks beautiful and green from the air. Strjónsey: Old Norse for “Good fishing and farming island”
North Gaulton Castle is an amazing rock stack – especially from the air. It was used as a car advert in 1994: …
Rackwick Burn sounds like an unfortunate little rash but is actually the name of a small stream on the Orkney Island of …
The reason most climbers come to Orkney is The Old Man of Hoy. In fact he isn’t a very old man at …
I was amazed to find out that anyone lives on Flotta. I thought the entire Island had been evacuated to build one …
Will is my oldest friend, and by that I don’t mean that I’ve known him the longest; but that is also true. …
A Raven circles over Marwick Head looking for carrion. I’m not carrion yet, not while I still have a pulse to make …
Lying on the grass in evening sunshine.
I didn’t realise until today that the best way to see the Orkney Islands is by light aircraft. Lamb Holm is a …
I’ve always loved the work of Orkney craftsman Fraser Anderson. I had a beautiful ‘creepie’, an Orkney milking stool, made by him for many years, but I’ve never had the chance to visit his workshop. It was a stroke of luck when I saw the sign for his Orkney Handcrafted Furniture when driving past late one afternoon and realised he would still be open. Thankfully, he was and proved as charming as his craftwork.
The shop in Birsay, Palace Stores, was a source of great relief today. The Orkney Ice Cream was delicious (I recommend Raspberry), …
Looking at the mass of poppies outside St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, it’s hard to comprehend the sheer scale of the death and destruction.
May 31st marks the 100th anniversary of The Battle of Jutland where the main fleets of the British and German navies fought …
I prefer the story “The fabulously wealthy rob us of our rightful taxes and expect us to be grateful to them when they abuse shell charities to fund their own self-indulgent and self-aggrandising projects.” That’s not how the story of Lady Susie Sainsbury’s benevolence gets told.
I love beachcombing so I was delighted to find this metal buoy rusting on a beach; A beautiful find.
I’ve always loved wild roses. The cultivated varieties rarely do anything for me, especially in garage forecourts, but wild roses are something …
It’s time to relax after a hectic Saturday night of dancing and partying into the small hours (and then a couple of …
A wonderful concert in the Community Hall with the Jo Philby Band, Maggie and James Nicholson, Gnoss, The Harcus Family and the …
In previous years I’ve taken instant photos of all the artists at Westray Connections. This time I thought I’d try black and …
Westray Heritage Centre is an amusing place for a concert, with its scale model of the Noup Head cliffs and racks of …
Westray Connections 2015 has a taster session at the Westray Heritage Centre and as I hoof it outside to catch the Kirkwall …
One of the great success stories of 2015 in Westray has been the development of The Graand Owld Byre. Michael and Teenie …
It’s Saturday morning after a late Friday session in the Pierowall Hotel. At 10:30 in Kalisgarth it’s time for Andy Cant and …
Friday night at The Pierowall Hotel and the bar is rammed. We’ve been there for hours already eating the Orkney beef in …