The original poster wrote: “Still from the Scottish Highlands trip, between two rain showers, when the sun rays are coming out of the sky. It makes the landscape look dramatic and beautiful (at ...

Orkney is one of Scotland’s 32 unitary council areas. It is an archipelago of approximately 70 islands that lies 16 kilometres north of the coast of Caithness. 20 of the islands are inhabited.

BaltasoundBaltasound was one of the main centres for the herring industry in northern Scotland. ColliestonCollieston ... was said to be the largest tree in Orkney. Knockando MillKnockando Mill ...

Orkney is an archipelago of 70 or so islands lying off the northeast tip of Scotland ... “Most of the monuments you can see in this landscape date from the Neolithic—the New Stone Age.

Five thousand years ago the ancient inhabitants of Orkney—a fertile, green archipelago off the northern tip of modern-day Scotland ... University of the Highlands and Islands, says the recent ...

I had always wanted to visit the Scottish highlands. And boy did they very much exceeded my expectations. There is something ...

While you can find haggis anywhere in Scotland, there are certain delicacies that are unique to the Highlands. If you're heading to the Orkney Islands, consider sampling regional specialties ...

He suggested another possible future could be like the Faroe Islands - which is a self-governing territory of Denmark. Councilor Stockan told BBC Radio Scotland there were many areas where Orkney ...