The Kelp Store
One of Orkney’s most important exports used to be the ash from Kelp, the seaweed which is regularly washed ashore by storms …
Holland Farmstead
Wandering on Papa Westray it’s impossible to miss Holland Farm. It’s a hugely impressive steading which once owned the island of Papa …
The shortest scheduled flight in the world
The shortest scheduled flight in the world is between Westray and Papa Westray (and, of course, the other way round). It’s in …
Steam Rollered
Wandering about on Papa Westray there are traces of old farming methods everywhere. There’s also an abandoned steam roller with the crumbling …
Grinding Stone
The farmstead at the Knapp of Howar is the oldest standing building in northern Europe. It’s been here for 5,600 years and …
Wooden gutters
I’d never even considered that gutters could be made out of wood in the UK. However, someone in Papa Westray thought it …