In particular, the Brough of Birsay is a hidden gem with a fascinating history. An uninhabited tidal island off the northwest ...

Highland council have voted to raise no objections to plans for a 125-turbine wind farm off the north Caithness coast. The ...

Start with the fact that the main island is, incongruously, called "Mainland" and then go on unfettered by logic from there. But Orkney's trump card is history: Stone Age history, Viking history ...

Highland councillors will raise no objection to West of Orkney Windfarm’s offshore plans at a site around 25km from the north ...

Over the years, the barriers have become vital transport links to the Orkney mainland for communities in the islands of Burray and South Ronaldsay. The decision to install gates on the causeway ...

Picture the scene: it’s approaching sunset at Eynhallow Sound, a stretch of sea between Mainland and Rousay. Seals with oily ...

The wind farm site is around 25km from the north Sutherland coast and about 30km west of Orkney Mainland. It will involve ...

The Highland Council is a key consultee for the multi-billion offshore wind project, which will be located 30km west of the ...

Infrastructure needed to link the farm with the mainland's electricity grid would be constructed on the Highland coast. Orkney Islands Council was asked for its views as a statutory consultee last ...