Three new walking trails from Scapa Whisky allow you to discover Orkney Island’s ancient landscapes, rich history, and — most ...

Meaning: The name Orkney – or Arcaibh in Scottish Gaelic – is derived from the name given to the group of Islands by Pytheas of Massilia sometime between 322 and 285 BC, when he referred to it ...

In mid-August, scientists declared one of the altar stones had been transported from the Orkney Islands. It was a stunning discovery, one promising to rewrite the story of Neolithic Britain.

[Entrants to register by 11 December] The Papay Gyro Nights Art Festival is inviting architects to design a combustible festival centrepiece The Orkney Island of Papa Westray will host an ...

The shelter was used during the Papay Gyro Nights 2014 festival, which celebratesvideo art, sound art, experimental film, music and architecture. It takes place at the first full moon in February ...

A naval historian and culture team manager for Orkney Islands Council, Hewitt says that, “the role of sea power, in the Second World War in particular, was absolutely pivotal.

It is the most north-westerly of the Orkney isles and visitors generally reach it from the larger island of Westray. That an art festival is held here at all is surprising, even more so that it is in ...

Orkney’s number of Stone Age sites implies that the remote Scottish islands once may have been at the centre of it all. But why? An exciting new discovery could hold the clues.

A visit to Orkney's Pier Arts Centre is a study in contrasts, contemporary art from across the world rubbing shoulders with work by local painters. Our reporter pays a visit.