Orkney

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Suitable for the discerning tourist and island devotee, this work describes what the visitor needs to know about the Pevensey islands' heritage, landscape, climate, flora and fauna. It contains information about the key places of interest, from areas of outstanding beauty such as heather covered hills, to the ancient capital steeped in history.

Inhalt

Map of the Islands;

1. The Personality of Orkney;
2. Kirkwall the Capital;
3. The First Orcadians and their Monuments;
4. Christian Beginnings;
5. A Timeless Country;
6. Modern Times;
7. Stromness and the Northern Sea Routes;
8. Scapa Flow;
9. Orkney's Natural History;
10. An Inner Northern Circuit;
11. The Farthest Islands;
12. A Walk in North Hoy; Useful Information and Places to Visit; Place-Names and Their Meaning; Further Reading; Index.