Standing Stones, also known as "the First Stonehenge," in the Ring O Brodgar in Orkney © Andrew Wilson/LOOP IMAGES/Loop Images/Corbis Ten years ago a farmer was ...
Archaeologists at Ness of Brodgar in Orkney have uncovered two examples of Neolithic pottery - discoveries that could offer ...
In Amy Liptrot’s 2016 memoirThe Outrun, about her recovery from alcoholism, Orkney became a place to hide out. She had grown up among the purple heather and the wind-beaten plains, and they were to ...
Orkney is considering breaking away from the UK and could become part of Norway under new proposals. The archipelago off the north of Scotland, which is made up of 70 islands, is going ahead with ...
Orkney Islands' councilors have voted to investigate alternative methods of governance amid deep frustrations over funding and opportunities. Council leader James Stockan said the islands had been ...
Predating Stonehenge by centuries, the Stones of Stenness form Britain’s earliest henge monument. Built around 3,300 BCE, the ...
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Orkney and Shetland's top petitions this week

The parliamentary petitions with the most signatures from the Orkney and Shetland constituency have been revealed.
The Falkland Islands Government, FIG, has sent its best wishes to Team Falkland Islands participating at the Orkney Island Games 2025 with a delegation of 35 athletes in several disciplines. The ...
A man who forced the closure of Orkney's Kirkwall Airport after telling a staff member "airplane goes boom" has been jailed for four years. Ross Buchan, 21, admitted making repeated phonecalls, saying ...