A Norse saga relates the tale of a group of Vikings forced to shelter for three nights in Maeshowe burial chamber in Orkney. During this time the Norse carved runes into the walls. From the runes ...

Despite the fact that it’s over 5,000 years old, Maeshowe, Orkney's answer to Stonehenge, is in amazing shape. But why did Neolithic Britons go to such great lengths to build it? Need a New Organ?

On the Wednesday following the last Tuesday in January, Shetland shuts down. It is the only place in Scotland to have an ...

Nestled in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, Skara Brae is a prehistoric village that has intrigued archaeologists and ...

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Orkney Islands Council (OIC ... Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge, Maeshowe Chambered Cairn, and the Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge) are ...

Councilor Stockan told BBC Radio Scotland there were many areas where Orkney was being “failed dreadfully” by both the UK and Scottish governments. He said: “We are really struggling at the ...