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Scottish Lost Places 2h ago

Odin Stone: menhir in Orkney Islands.

http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q60846963
(There is an article on German #wikipedia but none on en.wiki)

#ScottishHistory #Orkney

Odin Stone

menhir, boundary marker or glacial deposit at Veantrow Bay, Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

Undiscovered Scotland 1d ago

The magnificent Neolithic settlement at Skara Brae in Orkney. Here you find a magical window through which it's possible to see the detail of the day-to-day lives of our ancestors who lived here 5,000 years ago. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/westmainland/skarabrae/index.html

#Scotland #SkaraBrae #Neolithic #Orkney

The Orkney News 1d ago

An Orkney Autumn Morning

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/11/14/an-orkney-autumn-morning-2/

Chrysalis 2d ago

#FotoVorschlag ‘Skurrile Hobbys’ Quirky hobbies. Geologie #orkney #scotland

Bob the Traveler 2d ago

Donnchad mac Máel Coluim, who died OTD in 1094, was King of Scots and was known in English as Duncan II; his mother's family came from #Orkney https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/skara-brae/?s=mb #travel #Scotland #history

Neolithic Village at Skara Brae

Visiting the Neolithic era settlement at Skara Brae in Orkney. Occupied roughly 3100-2500 BC, it's Europe's most complete Stone Age village

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Bob the Traveler 2d ago

Donnchad mac Máel Coluim, who died OTD in 1094, was King of Scots and was known in English as Duncan II; his mother's family came from #Orkney https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/scapa-flow/?s=mb #travel #Scotland #history

Scapa Flow and the Churchill Barriers

Scapa Flow, a great natural harbor, was home to Norse fleets before becoming a British naval base. The Churchill Barriers were constructed during World War II.

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Bob the Traveler 2d ago

Donnchad mac Máel Coluim, who died OTD in 1094, was King of Scots and was known in English as Duncan II; his mother's family came from #Orkney https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/orkney-sousterrain/?s=mb #travel #Scotland #history

The Sousterrain — An Underground Pict Dwelling in Orkney

This megalithic era underground Pict dwelling in the Orkney Islands, off the northern coast of Britain, is located in the outskirts of Kirkwall. Today it's in an industrial area, but in Pictish times it was a subterranean dwelling.

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Bob the Traveler 2d ago

Donnchad mac Máel Coluim, who died OTD in 1094, was King of Scots and was known in English as Duncan II; his mother's family came from #Orkney https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/orkney-west-coast-walk/?s=mb #travel #Scotland #history

The West Coast Walk — Along the Cliffs of the Orkney Mainland Coast

The West Coast Walk down the rugged coastline of Mainland, in the Orkney Islands, north of Scotland: Sea cliffs, sea stacks, brochs.

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Bob the Traveler 2d ago

Donnchad mac Máel Coluim, who died OTD in 1094, was King of Scots and was known in English as Duncan II; his mother's family came from #Orkney https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/orkney-neolithic/?s=mb #travel #Scotland #history

Neolithic Orkney

The Heart of Neolithic Orkney, including Maeshowe (or Maes Howe), Ring of Brodgar and Standing Stones of Stennis, Unstan (or Onston) Chambered Cairn. This World Heritage site includes many prehistoric structures and megaliths in Orkney

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Northern Latitudes Brewery 3d ago

October's blog post is out.

https://northernlatitudes.scot/when-the-wind-blows/

#beer #orkney #scotland

Plastered in the brewery

Storm Amy, when the wind blows. A trip to the Oban beer seller. Tasting two year old barleywine and information on SIBA's indie beer campaign.

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