This essential trail guide contains all you need to plan your visit on foot or bike. Orkney's is Scotland's best-kept secret: a supreme outdoor destination... Its patron saint, Magnus, has been celebrated in a pilgrimage walk 900 years after his martyrdom. Clear, large-scale mapping. Rucksack Readers series. Paperback. Rain-proof.
Tales, tactics and top flies for loch trout. Through his articles in Trout and Salmon magazine Scottish International flyfisher Stan Headley, with intelligence and wit takes us to the great loughs of Ireland, the wild waters of the Western Isles, of Orkney and the north of Scotland, and fertile lowland lakes like Loch Leven. By Stan Headley. Hardback.
Orkneyinga Murders Book 4. Death strikes the hall at Buckquoy, and when Thorfinn has to appoint a new leader there, bitter rivalries emerge. Then a woman dies, and matters turn serious... By Lexie Conyngham. Paperback.
This book pulls together, for the first time, the disparate threads of Stanley Cursiter's life and career as an artist and public figure of national importance. Born in Kirkwall, Orkney, in 1887, and described as a 'renaissance man' and a 'rare spirit', Cursiter was remarkable for the range of his accomplishments and sheer painterly skill. By Pamela...
Not all farewells are forever... A second chance romance set in Orkney. By Jacquelyn Middleton. Paperback.
Ruminations of a drystone dyker and other dreams. By Jerry Wood. Hardback.
..sets out the context and issues that make the Fair Isle case-study such a compelling one, and attempts to capture and convey what drives this community's determination to protect Fair Isle waters. By Nick J Riddiford and Kerri Whiteside. Paperback booklet.
'A fiercely independent people on the fringe of the British Isles' More than thirty years of Ian Scott's letters from North Ronaldsay provide an intimate glimpse into the relentlessly changing world of one island community played out against a dramatic backdrop of land, sea and sky. Paperback. By Ian Scott.
Dive in and explore Shetland, in all its elemental, breathtaking and alluring beauty. With stunning colour photographs and more than 250 pages. It offers readers a unique perspective on exploring Shetland. Paperback. By Laurie Goodlad.
The earliest recorded Irvine in Orkney was a William de Irwyn in 1369. This book draws on copious contemporary records that survive in Edinburgh, Kirkwall and elsewhere, together with implications of genetic genealogy, to develop fourteen lineages of William's alleged descendants. By James M Irvine Soft cover
As the popularity of family history continues to grow, so too do its tools: archive collections expand, their indexing improves, new books & magazines are published, and websites proliferate. But how accessible and costly are all these sources? How useful and readable are they, how relevant and reliable? ... How does genealogy interact with other...
Visitor Map Visitor attractions - History - Wildlife - Transport This map is the perfect companion to take for exploring the Shetland Islands. Scale 1:120,000 Waterproof.