Orphir

A stone and plaque commemorating Dr. John Rae was unveiled at Clestrain House in Orphir A stone and plaque commemorating Dr John Rae was unveiled at the Hall of Clestrain in Orphir today. (www.theorcadianphotos.co.uk). A plaque dedicated to the ...

After Kirkwall, we drove across windswept hills and muddy farmlands, before arriving at Orphir and the archaeological remains of Earl's Bu. According to the medieval Orkneyinga saga, the nearly 1,000-year-old site was home not only to a round church ...

A by-election to find a replacement for an Orkney councillor who resigned his seat is to be held before Christmas. Independent Jack Moodie - the Kirkwall West and Orphir representative - said earlier this month that the job of a councillor had become ...

The centre, which tells the story of the Norse Earls of Orkney, by way of interpretation boards and an audiovisual display, was formerly run by Orkney Islands Council but closed as part of the authority's Tough Times Tough Choices cost-cutting measures .

The Drever family, of Burray, contacted the station at the weekend in the hope its lost cats section could help locate Daisy. The Muir family, of Orphir, thought that the description they heard matched that of a cat that had turned up at their house ...