In the Orkney Islands ... the hills of Hoy, the waters of Stenness and Harray, and, just up the road, the Ring of Brodgar—Scotland’s biggest stone circle. What snagged her attention was ...

An island community is set to become the first in Scotland to buy a protected ancient ... the stage that nothing was left,” he said. Orkney Isles Council, following some research, concluded ...

Elsewhere, another Scottish island that is a must-visit according to the experts is the Isle ... Orkney received praise for its whisky distilleries and beauty spots such as The Old Man of Hoy ...

This gorgeous wee isle in the southern shadow of Skye shows what can be achieved when an island community ... in less than an hour. Orkney Mainland From mainland Scotland take the Northlink ...

In 2023, about 55 pilot whales were stranded on the island of Lewis, off Scotland's northwest coast. Larger mass strandings involving the whales are also quite common around Australia, New Zealand ...

Scotland's 100 Shetland Islands are only about 60 mi/100 km north of the Orkney Islands, but they're startlingly different: Orkney is characterized by rolling farmland, but Shetland is a barren a ...