As you wander through some of the world’s most remarkable Neolithic ruins and standing stone circles, you could be forgiven for thinking the fierce winds that blow over the remote Orkney Islands carry ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets ...

KIRKWALL, Scotland — William Thomson’s family had played this sport for centuries, so he understood that he needed to choose between two strategies for the annual Christmas Day ba’ game. The scrawny ...

A UK town is so friendly and welcoming residents can leave their front doors unlocked and leave their keys inside their cars. Kirkwall, in Orkney, Scotland, was voted the UK’s friendliest town in a ...

Forget any anachronisms you harbour about the wild, remote and empty Northern Isles. We’re here in the heart of Kirkwall on a main thoroughfare that keeps changing name as it sweeps along with a ...

FROM the minute you arrive in Orkney, you can tell you’re somewhere different – and utterly captivating. The archipelago’s dual heritage, Scots and Norse, gives the place unique feel, while the ...

Kirkwall has been named Scotland's most beautiful high street after topping a public poll. It narrowly beat Lerwick and Milngavie, receiving nearly 5,000 votes - 21% of the online poll. Lerwick ...

Ahead of Scotland's 18 September independence referendum, BBC Scotland headed to Orkney to give voters a chance to quiz politicians and commentators at the heart of the debate. But the debate isn't ...

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