Pictures from Orkney, part two
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wellinghallOn Wednesday morning, we went to the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. This is the Ring of Brodgar through the mist.
These are the Stones of Stenness - the oldest known stone circle in the British Isles - from Barnhouse village.
And this is Maes Howe from the Stones of Stenness.
That afternoon saw us examining some rather more recent history, at the Ness Battery, a WWI / II gun site.
The mess hall.
We decided we hadn't had enough Neolithic history, so on Thursday we went to Maes Howe. You can't take photographs inside, so these are from the visitor centre in Tormiston Mill.
Then onto the Neolithic village at Skara Brae.
Nearby is Skaill House.
On Thursday, we had a proper walk around the Ring of Brodgar.
And then onto Birsay, where the tearooms had some rather fine wildlife.
On Friday, we headed to Sanday, one of the outer isles, for a few days. For those of you who like such things, here is a cute rabbit.
And on the Saturday, we had a day trip to Eday. It was wet, and most things were closed, so we spent a lot of our time in a hide, from which we saw this whimbrel.
One place that was open, though, was the control room of HMS Otter.
There will be more!
These are the Stones of Stenness - the oldest known stone circle in the British Isles - from Barnhouse village.
And this is Maes Howe from the Stones of Stenness.
That afternoon saw us examining some rather more recent history, at the Ness Battery, a WWI / II gun site.
The mess hall.
We decided we hadn't had enough Neolithic history, so on Thursday we went to Maes Howe. You can't take photographs inside, so these are from the visitor centre in Tormiston Mill.
Then onto the Neolithic village at Skara Brae.
Nearby is Skaill House.
On Thursday, we had a proper walk around the Ring of Brodgar.
And then onto Birsay, where the tearooms had some rather fine wildlife.
On Friday, we headed to Sanday, one of the outer isles, for a few days. For those of you who like such things, here is a cute rabbit.
And on the Saturday, we had a day trip to Eday. It was wet, and most things were closed, so we spent a lot of our time in a hide, from which we saw this whimbrel.
One place that was open, though, was the control room of HMS Otter.
There will be more!
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Date: 2014-05-02 09:02 pm (UTC)(Even today, the great majority of houses are bungalows, with very few of two stories).
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Date: 2014-05-03 05:53 am (UTC)And you are very welcome! :-)
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