Brough of Birsay (08 Jun 2024)
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 confirmed tides were suitable that afternoon, so…
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Broch of Gurness (08 Jun 2024)
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 Eynhallow Sound and the Sands of Evie.…
Birsay Moor and Sands of Evie (08 Jun 2024)
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 of Eynhallow Sound. Eynhallow is an island…
Yesnaby (08 Jun 2024)
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 bedded sandstone has lots of ledges that…
Hoy Sound (08 Jun 2024)
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 (I took several hundred!), what with this…
Stones of Stenness (07 Jun 2024)
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. We were lucky – no coach parties,…
Unstan Chambered Cairn (07 Jun 2024)
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 a modern roof hence it’s smooth white…
Longhope Lifeboat Museum (07 Jun 2024)
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 (e.g. no engine) lifeboat, the one with…
Ring of Brodgar (07 June 2024)
Orkney is full of neolithic monuments, and the Ring of Brodgar is one of the best known and most stunning. Shutter speed: 1/1250s Aperture: ƒ/4 ISO: 100 Focal length: 16mm Taken: 7 June, 2024 10:06 Camera: PENTAX K-3 Mark III Location: 59°…
Scrabster to Sromness (05 Jun 2024)
Terri & I returned to Orkney this year, and the ferry trip over had magnificent sea and skyscapes. Usually the route is along the west of Hoy, past the Old Man, but this time it…