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We had wanted to visit the Castle of Mey in 2023 but our itinerary didn’t give enough time to do so. We made sure that this year we…
We got up early on the 9th to catch the first ferry back to Scrabster, which left at 9am. I got a shot of the leading lights at…
This was becoming a very busy day! The Brough of Birsay can only be access at low (or low-ish) tide, and the warden at the Broch of Gurness…
We visited yet another wonderful site on the 8th! Broch of Gurness is Iron Age rather than Neolithic, and very well preserved. It has a stunning site, overlooking…
Birsay Moor is one of the higher points of Orkney, and is an RSPB Nature Reserve. We didn’t stop to look at birds, but it gives lovely views…
Yesnaby is on the west coast of the Orkney mainland, and gives easy access to view spectacular sea cliffs, plus the birds that nest there. The weathered horizontally…
Our last day in Orkney, and we walked along Hoy Sound, past the Links Battery, to Warebeth and back. The day turned into a bit of a photo-fest…
On a roll, we finished the day with a quick visit to the Stones of Stenness, which are only a few minutes drive from the Unstan Chambered Cairn….
Once back on the mainland from Hoy, we didn’t let grass grow under our feet, and visited the Unstan Chambered Cairn which is a Neolithic tomb. It has…
Later that day, we visited the Longhope Lifeboat Museum over on Hoy. There are three lifeboat stations near each other – one that had a sailing & pulling…