dropped its fruits into the sea surrounding the Orkney Islands (north of Scotland) where they continued an underwater life as ...

Why Orkney of all places? How did this scatter of islands off the northern tip of Scotland come to be such a technological, cultural, and spiritual powerhouse? “For starters, you have to stop ...

A coordinated stoat cull on the Scottish islands is proving successful – and conservationists aren't slowing down ...

Orkney’s rich line of folklore ... takes viewers deep into the formation of the islands. Ms Ibrahim said such tales were ...

David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets the Atlantic, a story every bit as gripping as the Norse sagas is ...

Orkney Islands Council received emergency funding from Historic Environment Scotland for an archaeological team from Wessex Archaeology to visit Sanday on Thursday and Friday. They will survey the ...

Loganair's Orkney island hopping air service is famous for the 1.7 mile jump between Westray and Papa Westray. The airline is working with experts in the hope of making the electric service a ...

A few miles away, in the turbulent waters to the east of the Orkney Islands, efforts are being made to harness a different form of marine energy. Lurking on the surface is a giant yellow machine ...

She hops between islands and even bolts ... with facts and images about Orkney's history and legends, too – it's a place deeply rooted in mythology, from selkies to other superstitions.

The Scottish government said in 2023-24 Orkney Islands Council would receive £89.7m to fund services, with an extra £4.6m from an increase in council tax by 10%.

Britain’s Orkney Islands, an archipelago about 10 miles off the north coast of Scotland, is considering “alternative forms of governance” which could include becoming part of Norway ...