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Breckan was a farm in Wester, Rousay, on the slope west of the
Breckan was a farm in Wester, Rousay, on the slope west of the loch. Early tenants included Henry Corsie in 1736; Edward and Hugh Corsie in 1737; Marj...

Saviskaill is an ancient farm between the Loch of Wasbister and
Saviskaill is an ancient farm between the Loch of Wasbister and the beach at Saviskaill Bay, Rousay. Mentioned in the Early Rental of 1503 as Savirsc...

Who knows what 2015 will bring But before we hear the first bell
Who knows what 2015 will bring But before we hear the first bell ring! Open yer doors let The Auld year oot ! And just maybe The New Year will be bett...

This is a view from inside Cuween Cairn. There have been
This is a view from inside Cuween Cairn. There have been surprisingly few nominations of Neolithic sites to my request for favourite Orkney buildings....

A few folk have commented on the spartan existence in these old
A few folk have commented on the spartan existence in these old houses (I photographed this one on Sanday) but consider what it would be like without ...

This memorial inside St Magnus Cathedral commemorates Pat Shearer,
This memorial inside St Magnus Cathedral commemorates Pat Shearer, who died exactly 100 years ago today. A few years ago I met his niece, an elderly l...

Im hopin someone here can help me?? Im tryin to trace this bike,
Im hopin someone here can help me?? Im tryin to trace this bike, bout 5yrs ago i asked dvla for info but all they could give me wis that it wis still ...

Deithe, as it is spelled today, is an old Rousay croft in Wester,
Deithe, as it is spelled today, is an old Rousay croft in Wester, known as Quoydie in the Uthell Buik of 1601, and Quoydeith in a record dated 1721. A...