Orkney Stories Day 3: Rousay Island

Ferry-tastique and in a jiffy we are on Rousay. 

Bike hire easy, cycling harder.

Headwinds and mild hills 

The view from Taversoe Tuik softens my heart and the saddle of my bike.

Taversoe Tuick is one of at least 15 Neolithic tombs on this precious island. 

Yet grouchy again arriving MidHowe Tomb. Another neolithic bonanza  No cause for ill humour, this is a critically important Site. 

Afterward a tea on the harbour front, back on the ferry with the wind at our backs. 

Orkney, it is all about the islands.

The view from Taversoe Tuick

Mid Howe the  central passageway flanked by a series of paired stones that separate the side spaces into compartments

Orkney Stories Day 2: The West Side of the Island

Up a steep hill, pursued by Belgiums (friendly) to Kitchener’s Monument at the top of the Marwick cliffs on the west side of the mainland.

Out of breath. I look east across soft greens, cattle and sheep.

And just down the road is a treasure trove of Fisherman’s huts in a secret cove.

Lobster Pots are evident. 

The is hush-hush Orkney. We mark the spot our map.

Orkney, a place for discovery, Shhhh – keep it to yourself.

A soft green landscape with the sun at out backs

Fishermen's' Huts atop a tiny secret cove

Orkney Stories Day 1: The Ness of Brodgar,

The Ness of Brodgar.

An archaeological treasure trove

Each Summer the good and the archaeological great come here to excavate. The Ness of Brodgar is an award winning excavation in the centre of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage site.

“We dig dig dig dig dig dig, dig the whole day through,

To dig dig dig dig dig dig dig, is what we like to do”.

Exhausted watching the Dig we return to Milbrig our home for the week.

Orkney-thology! 

More information on this exciting dig here

Award winning Digging