Mr Stockan's motion also cites British Crown Dependencies Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man as potential ... grow the economies of Scotland's Islands - including Orkney. A spokesperson said ...

The debate over whether Orkney should remain part of Scotland ... and the Isle of Man, or could revive historic links with Norway. But the UK Government rejected suggestions that the islands ...

The Orkney Islands ... was given to Scotland, along with Shetland, in 1472 by impoverished Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, as part of a marriage deal. The islands were offered ...

Orkney comprises around 70 islands — most, green, low-lying and virtually treeless. Ferries and tiny planes link the key spots, and each island has its defining feature, from Hoy's huge ...

One of the islands that Sotheby's named among the best in Scotland to visit is the Isle ... Orkney received praise for its whisky distilleries and beauty spots such as The Old Man of Hoy and ...

It is about transformation, with her move back to Orkney from London the trigger. Stromness in the Orkney Islands, Scotland ... along the western edge of Hoy to Mainland is Britain’s most ...

A 50-minute film featuring Robbie Phillips and Alex Moore as they attempt to climb what has been defined as the world's hardest sea cliff climb, 'The Longhope Direct' (E10) on St John's Head, Hoy, ...

Orkney is considering breaking away from the UK and could become part of Norway under new proposals. The archipelago off the north of Scotland ... Isle of Man. He has also put forward using "Nordic ...

Politicians on Scotland's Orkney Islands vote to explore more autonomy ... He also warned that pursuing a model similar to the Isle of Man – a self-governing Crown dependency – could leave ...

Researchers believes the Orkney link arose from a single founder hundreds of years ago on the isle of Westray A gene ... Analysis by Laura Goodwin, BBC Scotland Science and Innovation ...

Robbie Phillips and Alex Moore repeat the Long Hope Direct at St John's Head on the Isle of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, ...