The Ring of Brodgar is located on the largest of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. Dating back to around 2500 B.C., it has a stone circle that originally consisted of 60 stones, of which 36 survive ...

There are countless megalithic sites around the world, but while Stonehenge may be the most famous, know this: it is not the oldest or biggest. The site of Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey, dates back ...

It's almost 80 years since the end of World War Two, during which Orkney became home to hundreds of Italian prisoners of war. But links forged between the island community and the former prisoners ...

Orkney is one of Scotland’s 32 unitary council areas. It is an archipelago of approximately 70 islands that lies 16 kilometres north of the coast of Caithness. 20 of the islands are inhabited ...

The weapons will go on show in The Orkney Museum (Alistair Amer/Orkney Islands Council/PA) “Spectacular” treasures awarded to an Orcadian naval officer for his actions during an 18th century ...

An incredible line-up of contemporary artists perform with the BBC SSO for Burns Night. Marcus Cordock and Rosemary Moon share the best of Orkney's food, drink and crafts.

Fragments of the oldest rune stone in the world were found in an ancient Norwegian burial ground Inscriptions on the stones were determined to be the earliest known form of runic writing, which ...

A search is under way to trace up to 30 missing fragments of the Stone of Destiny - the ancient coronation stone of Scottish kings. The pieces were separated from the artefact when it was secretly ...

The Shronebirrane Stone Circle on the Beara Peninsula in County Kerry is reached by driving down a one-lane road (pray you do not meet another car) that leads to the most beautiful and dramatic ...

I just was on my 1st River Cruise with Grand Circle / OAT, wasn’t sure what to expect and it blew me away. From the moment you step foot onto the boat until the moment you walk off at the end ...