Push - Pull - Slide Welcome to Skara Brae! Little explorers will travel back in time over 5,000 years to the world-famous Neolithic village in Orkney, Scotland. Chunky but lightweight board book with sturdy moving parts.
Astrid is returning home from art school on Mars, looking for inspiration. Darling is fleeing a life that never fit, searching for somewhere to hide. They meet on Deep Wheel Orcadia, a distant space station struggling for survival as the pace of change threatens to leave the community behind. A science-fiction verse-novel written in the Orkney dialect. By...
This guide offers the opportunity to enjoy a few hours in Rendall and to learn a little about it's history and some events about its past and present. Information on all the places of interest in Rendall, and how to get there. By David McLaughlin Paper booklet.
Official souvenir guide from Historic Scotland. Paperback.
Philip Paris now tells the full story of the extraordinary events surrounding the chapel's creation, and reveals secrets that have remained hidden since 1944. By Philip Paris Paperback 2023 re-print
Orkneyinga Murders Book 3. The dragon lunged and burned. Ketil felt its hot breath, but he knew it was only a dream. When Sigrid goes to stay on Shapinsay, Ketil is unconcerned – nothing ever happens on Shapinsay... By Lexie Conyngham. Paperback.
Life on a small Orkney Island. By Kirsty Sinclair. Large paperback with colour photos throughout.
Rare wool, wild isles & one woman's journey to save Scotland's original sheep. The story of the remarkable little horned sheep known as the Orkney Boreray... By Jane Cooper. Hardback.
A collection of Christmas cards sent by George Mackay Brown to his niece, with original seasonal poems composed for the occasion and especially commissioned illustrations. Hardback. George Mackay Brown.
The Early History of a Danish/Norwegian and Scottish Royal Burgh, and a Study of its Royal Charters. By Spencer J, Rosie. Paperback.
New writing to celebrate the Centenary of the birth of George Mackay Brown (1921-1996). 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.