The Stones of Stenness in Orkney may be the earliest henge monument in the British Isles. Excavations reveal ritual activity, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets ...

FILE - Visitors look at the 5,000 year-old remains of Skara Brae village in the Scottish Orkney Islands, July 19, 2005, which was revealed by a huge storm in 1850. Sick of being ignored by far-away ...

On a recent trip to Great Britain, I decided at the last minute to snip two days off from my time in London and go somewhere I’ve never been before: the Orkney Islands. Perched just an hour’s ferry ...

The council said the budget gave “early indications that funding for Phase 1 for Orkney’s Ferry Replacement Programme has ...