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Archaeology.
Scapa Flow.
The Story of the Isle of Sanday Knitters. By Sandra Towrie. Paperback.
Kirkwall evolved after the invading Norse established an earldom in Orkney... This fascinating insight has been gleaned from the Norse Sagas, and first-hand accounts preserved among the records of the Royal Burgh. Enjoy tales of an eccentric Sheriff, a riotous election, earls and bishops, smugglers and shop-keepers, slavers, ministers, pirates and much...
A magnificent and fully illustrated guide to the stone circles of Britain and Ireland. By Colin Richards & Vicki Cummings. Paperback/softback.
'People, place, time and soil' This book was written to accompany an exhibition called 'Earthbound Orkney', part of a programme of activities including public talks and training courses, delivered by the charity Earth Building UK & Ireland (EBUKI). By Becky Little & Tom Morton.
A Guide to Britain's Archaeology. Paperback, 4th edition By Gillian Hovell
This book attempts to trace the origin of the placenames of Orkney - hills, coastal forms, farms, cottages and fields. By Gregor Lamb. Paperback. Hardback available here.
Reviews work at the Ness of Brodgar over the past 20 years and looks forward to the post-excavation phase. Paperback.
Stronsay tales of shipwrecks and strandings. By Ian Cooper. Paperback.
In the first half of the 19th century, thousands of women and girls were employed throughout Orkney plaiting straw. 'The Strawplaiters of Orkney' reveals the forgotten history of the working lives of women and girls in the islands. By Fiona Grahame. Paperback.
Tales of insurrection from Orcadian history. By Fiona Grahame & Martin Laird. Illustrated hardback.