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Ring of Brodgar – Stone Circle and Henge in Orkney

December 7, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

The Ring of Brodgar Is The Third Largest Stone Circle In The British Isles: Just as old and mysterious as Stonehenge, but perhaps nowhere nearly as famous, is the Ring of Brodgar (or Brogar) Stone Circle and Henge on the Mainland island of Orkney, Scotland. If not for its remote location, the Ring of Brodgar […]

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Orkney Islands – Steeped in Prehistoric History

September 3, 2010 By Helen Page 1 Comment

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The Orkney Islands – Scotland’s Northernmost Islands : Located off the northern tip of Scotland where the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean meet are the Scottish islands of Orkney. Orkney is an archipelago of 70 or so islands covering an area of 974 square kilometres. The main island, known as the “Mainland of Orkney” […]

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Orkney's Inspirational Italian Chapel

September 2, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Orkney’s Italian Chapel is a Story of Inspiration and Compassion: An Italian Chapel in the remote Scottish Orkney Islands sounds like a bizzare occurence, but this little church on Lambholm is one of the Orkney’s famous attractions. Orkney’s quaint little chapel is the only reminder of Camp 60 where Italian prisoners of war were housed […]

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Skara Brae – A Village Older than the Egyptian Pyramids

August 31, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Skara brae is by far the Oldest Neolithic site in Northern Europe: Standing in a village that’s over 5,000 years old is a pretty awesome experience. Skara Brae was an inhabited village long before the Egyptian pyramids were built and although we do not hear too much about it, Skara Brae was a flourishing place […]

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Tour Routes in Scotland

April 22, 2010 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

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Suggested Tour Routes to make the best of your holiday in Scotland Travel to Scotland usually comes in via England, and this itinerary assumes that. If you flew into Edinburgh it would be simple to nip into England at Gretna Green, checkout Hadrian’s Wall (the Roman border) and re-enter Scotland in the East to see […]

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Airport Transfer: Kirkwall Airport (KOI) – Orkney Islands

January 19, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Ground transportation from/to Kirkwall Airport: Kirkwall Airport provides access to the Orkney Islands from Scotland’s major cities, Shetland and Bergen (Norway). It is the air transport hub for the islands and also provides inter-island air links to the northern isles of Orkney. Flybe and Loganair operate flights from Kirkwall. Schedule services from Kirkwall include: Flybe […]

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