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Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

I needed to be in that strange, flat place': how an Orkney garden healed a writer

Bennett finds solace and empowerment in howling into the stormy sea, transforming her struggle with nature into a connection with it.
London
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Lochs, bothies and burial chambers: readers' favourite trips in Scotland

Exploring the northern Highlands and Orkney reveals stunning landscapes and significant neolithic sites, offering a unique adventure in Scotland.
UK news
fromTheregister
5 months ago

Russian spy ship fears follow Orkney blackout

A two-hour power outage in Orkney and Caithness resulted from a wind-farm-related grid protection fault, not confirmed interference by Russian vessels.
Travel
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

It's more than a pretty backdrop': crime writer Ann Cleeves on the magic of Orkney in Scotland

Young dropout travels to Fair Isle and Orkney, falls in love with the Northern Isles' isolation, landscapes, and distinctive local culture and accents.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

Long-lived and lucky' ship wrecked off Orkney was at siege of Quebec, experts find

HMS Hind, a 24-gun Royal Navy frigate shipwrecked in 1788, was identified through archaeological work on a beach in Orkney.
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