Five thousand years ago the ancient inhabitants of Orkney ... the University of the Highlands and Islands, says the recent discovery of these stunning ruins is turning British prehistory on ...

Weapons dating back to the 1600s which belonged to a naval captain from Orkney have been gifted to the islands. Captain James Moodie died in 1725. He had received a scimitar and scabbard ...

In their stately ruins, the remains ... The Ness is a window into the ancient past. The view it offers is breathtaking. Orkney is an archipelago of 70 or so islands lying off the northeast tip ...

Beyond its scarcity, Highland Park 56 reflects the distillery’s emphasis on craft, nature, and the centuries of heritage that define its home on the Orkney Islands. For Master Whisky Maker ...

David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets the Atlantic, a story every bit as gripping as the Norse sagas is ...

But council leader James Stockan said the ancient site ... 320,000 visitors to Orkney last year, spending tens of millions of pounds. Many of them now visit the islands on cruise liners.