1.1M views · 751 reactions | This is Orkney  Beautiful beaches, incredible history, wonderful wildlife...what's your favourite thing about these islands? | orkney.com | Facebook

17K views · 343 reactions | In the last few minutes the Convenor of Orkney Islands Council, Councillor Graham Bevan, has dispatched standard bearer Helen Kirkness and around thirty others on horseback to ride the traditional boundaries of the Royal Burgh of Kirkwall. They’ll report back to him later at the Merkit Cross. | BBC Radio Orkney | Facebook

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6.5K views · 132 reactions | On Around Orkney this morning: Orbital Marine Power has exciting plans to bring enhanced technology to the county. With the O2 tidal turbine now a well known sight off the coast of Eday, three new O2 X turbines are due to arrive in the county in the next few years. More on the improved turbine designs and the planned tidal array in the county on this morning's Around Orkney. (Video is the existing O2 tidal turbine.) | BBC Radio Orkney | Facebook

16K views · 444 reactions | I have been contacted several times about the sale of our Orkney 520. People worried that the current boat market will place the boat out of their budgets. It is time for her to be sold. I am going to offer her first without any remedial works done - so she can go for a lower price. Here she is. Sensible offers please via PM.  | The Fish Locker | Facebook

9.8K views · 279 reactions | Spring is just around the corner, and summer is on the way  It's the perfect time to visit Orkney and breathe in all our fresh air! From beautiful beaches to craggy coastlines, these islands have got it all. Where are your favourite Orkney locations to get out and about? Check out our recommendations ➡️ bit.ly/outdoororkney  | orkney.com | Facebook

5,000 years ago the remote islands of Orkney were a great centre of the Stone Age World, boasting connections that stretched across the length and breadth of Britain, Ireland and beyond In this documentary Tristan Hughes investigates Orkney’s enigmatic Neolithic past. Crawling into 5,000 year old tombs and digging deep into one of the greatest archaeological excavations currently underway on the British Isles, he explores this extraordinary period of Scotland's prehistory. | History Hit