There aren’t many things as magnificent and mesmerizing as the neolithic constructions on the Islands of Orkney. When walking ...

Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solution: rejoining Norway, the Scandinavian country that gave them away as a ...

The Scottish government said in 2023-24 Orkney Islands Council would receive £89.7m to fund services, with an extra £4.6m from an increase in council tax by 10 per cent.

Orkney islands: where to visit There are 70 to explore, each with a different history, from the Mesolithic to Viking. We tell you which ones to visit and why it’s worth the trip.

The islands are advocating for a “stronger voice,” not total independence. Orkney politicians already had discussions on what to do with their relationship with Scotland and the rest of the United ...

Visit an ancient site. Mainland (the largest of the Orkney Islands) is packed with prehistoric treasures and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Start off with a visit to the Ring ...

The islands have been in the news like rarely before. But still a lot of commentators, in the mainstream and online, keep getting some basic things about Orkney wrong.

Along with the Shetland islands, Orkney was under Norwegian and Danish control until 1472 when the islands were taken by the Scottish crown as part of Margaret of Denmark’s wedding dowry.

The Orkney Islands are 10 miles off the northern tip of Scotland, and 20 of the 70 islands are inhabited. Artemis’s EF-12 Escape water taxi will carry up to 12 passengers between Kirkwall, ...