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A-Z of Orkney Placenames - Paperback
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.
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In The Furious Grip of an Orkney Gale
Stronsay tales of shipwrecks and strandings. By Ian Cooper. Paperback.
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The Strawplaiters of Orkney
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.
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Rebel Orkney
Tales of insurrection from Orcadian history. By Fiona Grahame & Martin Laird. Illustrated hardback.
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Kirkjuvagr To Kirkwall
The Early History of a Danish/Norwegian and Scottish Royal Burgh, and a Study of its Royal Charters. By Spencer J, Rosie. Paperback.
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The Elusive Captain William Cromarty
A biography of Captain Cromarty (hailing from South Ronaldsay, Orkney), and his extraordinary life as mariner, pioneer settler, farmer, harbour pilot, navigator and explorer and respected citizen in colonial New South Wales. By Leslie Kilmartin. Paperback.
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The Shepherds of Faray
Life on a small Orkney Island. By Kirsty Sinclair. Large paperback with colour photos throughout.
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The Northern Earldoms
Orkney and Caithness from AD 870 to 1470. By Barbara E. Crawford. Paperback.
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Dear Mum - Letters From Orkney to Sheffield
Susan was always a bit of a nomad... she has now landed in Orkney. Will she settle? September 1944 and the war in Europe is stuttering on... Wren 94167, Mary Walker, is posted to Scapa Flow, Orkney, where there is bacon and eggs a-plenty... she is a wireless telegraphist and enjoys a busy social life. However, she still finds time to write home and tell...
£ 9.99
