The RSPB said latest data indicated a 21% rise in curlews in Orkney, in contrast to mainland Scotland and other parts of the UK The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a ...

A £5 levy on cruise ship passengers arriving in Orkney could raise more than £1m a year, councillors have been told. The Scottish government is exploring giving local councils new powers to charge ...

Council staff in Orkney will not be getting an additional public holiday to mark Scotland's participation in the World Cup. First Minister John Swinney previously said that Monday ...

Council tax in Orkney is to rise by 6%. It follows an increase last year of 15%, which was the highest in Scotland. The rise for 2026-27 would see households in an average band D property pay an ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) – the first UK published, topographic map of the region in almost 40 years. Created by the Mapping and ...

From the moment Stonehenge was rediscovered in the Middle Ages, locating the origin of its megaliths has been an obsession. In his 12th century chronicle of Britain, Geoffrey of Monmouth claimed King ...

Standing Stones, also known as "the First Stonehenge," in the Ring O Brodgar in Orkney © Andrew Wilson/LOOP IMAGES/Loop Images/Corbis Ten years ago a farmer was ...