Why writer RICHARD ADDIS is dreaming of the Orkney Islands 

Seek out shrieking curlews and a pint of Scapa special: Why writer RICHARD ADDIS is dreaming of the Orkney Islands The Daily Mail’s Richard Addis recalls a trip to Orkney, seventy small islands scattered north of John O’Groats It’s famous today for its Neolithic sites such as Skara Brae and its great stone circle, the … Read more

Lost Viking waterway running across mainland Orkney revealed 

A lost Viking waterway that ran across Orkney and connected the North Atlantic and Scapa Flow 1,000 years ago has been discovered by archaeologists. The canal-like network would have provided a shallow water routeway through which the Norse/Vikings were able to haul both their boats and heavy goods, such as grain. Similar navigable waterways are … Read more