- Inspired by a picture of the 5,000-year-old village of Skara Brae, I decided to go to the Orkney Islands to indulge my inner archeologist.
- Updates from Orkney Islands Council - Please read our social media policy at http://orkney.gov.uk/SocialMedia - For Churchill Barrier conditions follow.
- Genetic studies have shown that 25% of the gene pool of Orkney derives from Norwegian ancestors who invaded the islands in the 9th century.
- Visiting the Orkney Islands in Scotland takes you back 10,000 years, yet tours of the Mainland and Westray Isles show that time stands still.
- There’s a magic to Orkney that you begin to feel as soon as the Scottish mainland slips astern. ... Viking settlement at Skara Brae, Orkney islands, Scotland, Uk.
- The Orkney Islands is a cluster of more than 70 islands lying off the north coast of Scotland. It is a place of dramatic landscapes and seascapes...
- The Orkney Islands are relatively flat islands, with the exception of a few sandstone hills and cliffs on the western coastlines of the archipelago.
- Mainland is Orkney's largest island, where 80% of the population resides. ... is the administrative capital of the Orkney Islands and largest town.
- Local information for the town of Orkney Islands, Orkney. ... Geographical features in or close to Orkney Islands, Orkney.
- The Orkney Islands is a cluster of more than 70 islands lying off the north coast of Scotland. It is a place of dramatic landscapes and seascapes...