Author: Charles Tait
Publisher:
Published: 2006-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780951785959
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This guide provides information on the histories and cultures of Orkney. Fully illustrated throughout and with several maps, it gives great insight into the lives of these islands.
Author: Orkney
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Published: 2015-08-27
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781340487928
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Author: John Parker Anderson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-04-26
Total Pages: 494
ISBN-13: 3385430135
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Author: Gordon Wright
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780903065672
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Gordon Thomson
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780907200000
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: James Penrith
Publisher: Vacation Work Publications
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781854583710
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As the leading guide to the Orkney and Shetland isles, this book provides excellent information on practicalities, such as transport to the islands, accommodation and events, as well as shedding light on hidden gems. Scottish Islands - Orkney & Shetland will lead the visitor to sights and places that might otherwise be missed, including how to book a bed in a lighthouse or a castle, where to find the best preserved Stone Age village in Europe or a fossil fish 300 million years old and how to find the best of the islands' traditional folk music. Consisting of more than 170 islands and islets, the islands have much to offer the discerning visitor. Once remote from outside influence, they are now reaping the benefits of tourism and modern communications, while still managing to preserve their individual characters and traditions unspoilt by commercialisation. The guide informs readers of species of wild flowers, some of which are found nowhere else on earth, and where to locate land and marine wildlife including whales, dolphins and otters. There is also information on how walkers, cyclists, canoeists, yachtsmen and kayakers can all pursue their individual sports in the islands' stunning countryside
Author: Richard Clubley
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Published: 2017-07-31
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 191238700X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Spending seven months in Orkney during 2015 and 2016 in order to delve into the secrets of the islands, Richard Clubley was keen to get as many local views as possible. He gathered interviews with lighthouse keepers, farmers, archaeologists and climbers – and many others! On dreich afternoons during the short days of winter, Richard ate home bakes with locals and recorded their memories. It was at one such hearth that someone said, 'You know about so-and-so of course, you come to Orkney all the time, so how could you not know?'. Richard didn't know. While there are still a lot of unearthed stories hidden in Orkney, Richard has collected a fair few in this beautifully illustrated book. Richard Clubley loves Scotland's islands, but it is Orkney that has stolen his heart. In this book, he portrays the northern Scottish islands fairly and honestly, with stories that even Orkney locals may not have heard before. Travellers from elsewhere will be charmed by Richard's descriptions of the Orkney landscape and way of life.