In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable ...

They had Stone Age technology, but their vision was millennia ahead of their time. Five thousand years ago the ancient inhabitants of Orkney—a fertile, green archipelago off the northern tip of ...

Although the building is dated, the Orkney Museum still manages to tell the rich story of the islands from prehistoric times to the present day. Orkney in the Viking Age and its time under ...

A single print was first discovered in April on the fragment of a clay vessel unearthed at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar archaeological site. Further analysis identified two more prints, but only two ...

Arguably the best place to eat in town, the Kirkwall Hotel’s grand dining space offers equally grand feasts that sweep around the isles. Kick off with a hearty Kirkwall Bay chowder or fried Grimbister ...