Orkney Scotland
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Orkney Scotland
@orkneyscotland.bsky.social
Island life in Orkney,Scotland. All photos are my own.
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View of Damsay Islet from Curween Hill Chambered Cairn in Finstown, Orkney, Scotland.

#Orkney #Scotland #NorthernIsles #Neolithic #VikingHistory #Vikings #History
April 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
March 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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The news can be hard work sometimes but it's the 1st of March and the spring bulbs are flowering and look how much William Hourston loved his dog. ❤️

#PhotographicArchives
March 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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It was 553 year ago today,
Orkney and Shetland came along to play.
They're both a really nice group of isles,
and they're guaranteed to raise a smile.
So may I introduce to you,
The act you've known for all these years...

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#OTD in 1472, Shetland and Orkney officially became a part of Scotland 💙

The islands, depicted here in Nicolas Sanson's 1665 map, had been annexed by the Kingdom of Norway in the 10th century 🏝️

Explore the map in more detail > maps.nls.uk/view/00000989
February 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
February 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM