Channelling his inner Eric Bloodaxe, our writer basks in the natural wonders of Orkney.

Powerful storms on the Orkney Islands in the far north of Scotland recently exposed ancient human bones in a Pictish and Viking cemetery dating to almost 1,500 years ago. Volunteers are piling ...

The Norse hall was discovered during excavations at Skaill Farmstead, on the island of Rousay, Orkney. UHI Archaeology Institute Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Viking drinking hall on a ...

Set sail with Explorer Stewart McPherson, to The Farne Islands, Bass Rock and beyond. On Bass Rock, discover the world’s largest population of gannets. In the Shetland Islands, prehistoric villages ...

Vikings may have been family men who traveled with their wives to new lands, according to a new study of ancient Viking DNA. Maternal DNA from ancient Norsemen closely matches that of modern-day ...

Thorfinn Skull-Splitter is, as usual, a problem. The Orkney Islands off north-east Scotland are currently keen to highlight their long and fruitful relationship with Norway. But if you read the ...

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Citizens and scientists on the Orkney Islands are racing to protect thousands of ancient structures threatened by climate change. Jim Dwyer, a New York Times reporter, and Josh Haner, a Times ...

The Orkney Islands, which begin just ten miles off the coast of northern Scotland, host two distilleries: Scapa and Highland Park. Both distilleries are in Kirkwall, the principal town on the largest ...

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Viking drinking hall on a remote island in the Scottish Orkney archipelago. The large Norse Hall was uncovered at Westness on the island of Rousay. Dating to ...