Orkney’s Norse fortress
Oct 28, 2021
1 minute
yre is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the Orkney Islands, with a population of just five people. It is where it is described as a “fine stone castle”. The saga also records that it was built by a Norwegian named Kolbein Hruga who also apparently lived there.
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