the Bay of Creekland on the island of Hoy
the Bay of Creekland on the island of Hoy
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  • the Bay of Creekland on the island of Hoy
  • the pier in the Eday, one of Orkney's north isles
  • the famous Old Man of Hoy sea stack
  • wartime defences on the island of Flotta
  • playing at Hoy's spectacular Rackwick beach
  • the pier on the tiny island of Eglisay
  • Rousay
  • Westray
Isles

The Orkney archipelago of around 70 islands is scattered across a pristine sea with 20 inhabited islands, each with its own distinct character.

Exploration by ferry or plane is a journey of adventure through history, natural beauty and culture while island folk are known for their warm welcome to visitors and new settlers.

The North Isles have close-knit communities and unique ways of life from farming the famous North Ronaldsay sheep to working towards energy self-sufficiency in Westray.

While in the South Isles, Flotta is known for its oil and Hoy for its wartime history, hillwalking and its Old Man rock stack.

Each has its own stories and from visiting you will gather many tales to tell.

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Isle of Auskerry
Isle of Auskerry, Stronsay, Orkney/7Cromwell Road Kirkwall., , KW172AU
www.isleofauskerry.com
North Isles Environmental
Quoysetter, Cromwell Court, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NP
Orkney Isles Preserves
Odinstone, Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2DZ
Safe Isle Solutions
Vesker, Twatt, Birsay, Orkney, KW172LZ
Orkney Aggregates Ltd
Crowness Crescent, Hatston Industrial Estate, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1GJ
www.orkagg.co.uk
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Sanday
Sanday
Sanday by name and sandy by nature, the largest island of Orkney’s North Isles is 16 miles long and has a population of around 550.  Sandy bays and dunes form part of the low-lying coast
 
Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre
Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre
Rousay has many major archaeological delights as the coast at Westness was an important power base from the Iron Age until the 19th century.  The coast from Midhowe Cairn and Broch to Westness
 
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Orkney is famous for its agricultural shows which bring back absent Orcadians and attract visitors in great numbers.  Orkney Agricultural Society’s main event in the calendar is the
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Popular sayings in Orkney are that we have can have four seasons in one day AND that there are only two seasons a year.  Both have some truth in the telling.  Orkney weather can be very
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Everybody’s darling, the puffin, or the tammie norrie as it is affectionately known in Orkney, brings a smile to the face of anyone lucky enough to see it.  This small auk is worth
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italian chapel, orkney
italian chapel, orkney
italian chapel, orkney
italian chapel, orkney
italian chapel, orkney
italian chapel, orkney
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italian chapel, orkney
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