Spirit of Orkney

Standing stones of Stennes

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:50:36 +0000

The imposing neolithic standing stones of Stennes are thought to have been erected between 3000 and 2500 BC. Twelve standing stones originally formed the stone circle at Stennes but only four remain...

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Blast is Champion Beer

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:28:10 +0000

Highland brewery’s Orkney Blast is named CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Scotland 2010. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), has announced that Orkney Blast produced at the Highland brewery of...

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Book review – Orkney’s Italian Chapel

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:29:33 +0000

Over four years of research have led to the definitive book detailing the true story behind the little Italian chapel, built in Orkney during World War II. The Italian chapel created on the island of...

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Orkney Beef Cattle

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:55:49 +0000

Agriculture is one of the mainstays of the Orkney Islands and Orkney beef is renowned for it’s tenderness and full flavour. Cattle in this region need to be quite robust as Orkney summers are...

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Stromness Parish church Barometer

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:53:36 +0000

Housed within a concrete and glass frame outside a church in Orkney, is a public barometer. Standing around 1m high and kept under lock and key the scientific equipment is an unusual sight to see...

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Kirkwall lifeboat

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 09:02:31 +0000

Officially established in 1972 ,the Kirkwall lifeboat station is a relatively recent addition to Scotland’s coastal rescue services. The first 30+ years have seen long and arduous rescues carried out...

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Groatie Hoose, Kirkwall

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:49:29 +0000

Within the high walls at the rear of Tankerness House, the home of the Orkney Museum, is the unusual building called the Groatie Hoose.

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Marwick Head

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:31:14 +0000

The clifftops of the western coast of Orkney are home to many sea birds and Marwick Head is one of the three RSPB nature reserves on the Orkney islands.

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Orkney Seal Rescue

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:36:55 +0000

Orkney is one of the most important breeding sites of two species of seal, the Common seal and the Grey seal. They are often found basking on many of Orkney’s shores and they face an array of...

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Arable farming on Orkney

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:25:41 +0000

The windswept lands of the Orkney Isles lend themselves to limited agricultural practices. Apart from the raising of beef cattle, the only arable crops likely to be grown in Orkney are Oats, Barley...

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