“The islands have been inhabited for a very long time, from before the day of the plough.” The largest island is referred to as the Mainland, though the Vikings knew it as Hrossey. Orkney is ...

Some Norwegian Vikings or 'Norse' sailed to Scotland. They made settlements in the north, and on the Shetland and Orkney Islands. Viking families came to settle on these lands. There wasn't much ...

More evidence for early contact between the Vikings and native Britons is found on the Northern Isles of Scotland. Combs made of antler are commonplace discoveries on the islands of Orkney.

The medals feature a representation of Orkney's standing stones The medals for the first International Island Games to be held in Orkney will feature an image of the islands' famous standing stones.

It’s a wonder the wild islands of Orkney have never truly been captured on the big screen before. That has changed with the release in October last year of The Outrun, starring Saoirse Ronan as ...

A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) – the first UK published, topographic map of the region in almost 40 years. Created by the Mapping and ...

From the torchlit Vikings of Up Helly Aa to the prehistoric ... Funded by Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Orkney Isles Council, it said loss of finance meant it “could see no way to sustain ...