he islands cluster close to the Scottish mainland, but tourists disembarking in Stromness harbour, or at the airport just outside the island capital of Kirkwall, sense they have arrived somewhere different to other parts of Scotland. Orkney – visitors are politely advised not to refer to ‘the Orkneys’ – has always been a world to itself. For centuries, inhabitants routinely called
A world of its own
May 09, 2024
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