Places

Bay of Skaill beach is a large remote sandy beach on the west coast of mainland Orkney. At one end Read more…

Fitty Hill has some excellent views over the Westray coastline and should be part of any coastal walk. Also where Read more…

The Westray Heritage Centre is a museum, archive and information centre located in the island’s main village of Pierowall. The Read more…

St Magnus Cathedral is situated in the town of Kirkwall, the main town of the Orkney Islands. This magnificent cathedral, Read more…

Backaskaill Bay is a long sweeping white sandy beach backed by grass covered sand dunes. The beach is remote and Read more…

Broch of Burrian is an Iron Age broch located on the southern tip of North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands. Read more…

The Churchill Barriers are a series of four causeways in the Orkney Islands with a total length of 1.5 miles Read more…

The Brough of Birsay is a small 21-hectare uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney. Read more…

St Mary’s Chapel is a twelfth-century roofless, but largely complete chapel in the centre of Wyre in the Orkney islands. The Read more…

The Hackness Martello tower, together with another on the north side at Crockness, was built in 1815. Visitors can tour the tower, battery and reconstructed barracks. Read more…