The peace secured by the treaty was an uneasy one and in 1093 Malcolm once again invaded northern England. An arranged ...

One of the greatest architectural achievement of Scotland's Neolithic builders has to be the 5000 year old chambered tomb of Maes Howe in Orkney. The builders of the chambered cairn known as Maes Howe ...

He went on to consolidate his rule over Orkney, Shetland and Caithness and despite conflict with the Norwegian royal family he was eventually recognised as the Earl of Orkney and established a dynasty ...

The 1949 marriage entry of George Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, who was the 10th Earl of Selkirk ... spend the next 30 years studying birds in the Orkney area, mainly Hen Harriers.

“You never know but perhaps Earl Sigurd himself sat on one of the ... place to mingle among other high-ranking Viking officials. Orkney, the island where the site is located, was once a seat ...

Whether you're rolling your eyes or not, there's no getting away from the fact that Valentine's Day means big business in the ...

The 1949 marriage entry of George Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, who was the 10th Earl of Selkirk, and Audrey Sale-Barker has ... He would spend the next 30 years studying birds in the Orkney area, mainly ...

Aberdeen Angus bulls top £32k at United Auctions' Stirling Sale, with record-breaking averages and impressive sales results. Discover ...

While the news was spreading of events in the North Channel, the inhabitants of Orkney feared a similar tragedy for one of their own steamers. The Earl Thorfinn, a conventional ferry, had gone missing ...