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Tuquoy: Cross Kirk churchyard
by Chris Downer
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The Burial Ground by Loch Wasbister, Rousay
by Dave Napier
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Inside Blackhammer chambered tomb
by Dave Napier
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One end of a chambered tomb which has been protected by a concrete cap... (more)
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Chambered cairn, Knowe of Lairo, Rousay, Orkney
by Claire Pegrum
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The RCAHMS record for the site... (more)
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Steps to get in and out of the old cemetery, near Evie.
by hayley green
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Lovely old cantilevered steps.
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He discovered the secret of immortality and took it with him to the grave
by hayley green
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Inscription on an old and pretty overgrown gravestone, Evie Cemetery... (more)
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Cemetery and Church, Backaskail Bay, Sanday, Orkney
by Becky Williamson
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The Devil's Claw Marks, Lady Kirk, Sanday, Orkney
by Becky Williamson
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Allegedly the 'claw marks' of the devil (note the six... (more)
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'Died at Galilee' - Grave at Lady Kirk, Sanday, Orkney
by Becky Williamson
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Many of the graves in Lady Kirk Cemetery note the deceased's place... (more)
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Information Board at Quoyness, Sanday, Orkney
by Becky Williamson
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View from St. Magnus's kirk at Birsay village to the Brough of Birsay
by Wayne Easton
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Chambered Cairn, Tresness, Sanday, Orkney
by Becky Williamson
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Had to perch precariously at the edge of the impressive 9 m high cliff to get this photo!
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View towards the Brough of Birsay from SE
by Wayne Easton
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View towards the Brough taken at dusk when we used to go seal watching... (more)
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St. Peters kirk, Skaill, Sandwick,Orkney from 'Castle o Snusgar'
by Wayne Easton
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View of St Peters' kirk near the Bay of Skaill. Photograph take... (more)
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St Magnus cathedral from the north
by Des Colhoun
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A north facing cathedral gargoyle
by Des Colhoun
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Note the weathered stonework of the north side of St Magnus cathedral and... (more)
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Mary Young - a decent woman
by Des Colhoun
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Mary Young died in 1750 and as she "lived regarded and died regreted... (more)
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John Rae - Arctic Explorer
by Des Colhoun
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Herein lies John Rae who was born in 1813 and died in 1893: an Arctic... (more)
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Royal Oak wreck/war grave marker buoy
by Michael Shepherd
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Shows the relationship of Kirkwall to Scapa Flow and the relative... (more)
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Chapel on the Brough of Deerness
by John Tustin
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Excavations have revealed evidence of a C10th chapel possibly of pre-Norse origin.
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Orphir: St. Nicholas’s church and grounds
by Chris Downer
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Stromness Cemetery
by John Lucas
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No dogs - A path into Stromness cemetery
by John Lucas
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This takes me back to when I was a young sprog working with a respected... (more)
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Chambered Cairn Rose Ness
by Derek Mayes
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A striking feature from a distance; close-to, it is far more interesting... (more)
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Alone on the moors
by Des Colhoun
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This sad sight represents the wages of sin but it's not the sins of... (more)
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Hoy: the grave of Betty Corrigall
by Chris Downer
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27-year-old Betty Corrigall took her own life after becoming overwhelmed... (more)
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Hoy: a lonely final resting place
by Chris Downer
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Lyness Naval Cemetery
by Alan Reid
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Resting place for the seamen involved in action at Scapa Flow
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South Walls: burial ground near Cantick Head
by Chris Downer
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Looking across the head of Kirk Hope towards a burial ground and its small chapel.
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Tomb of the Eagles, South Ronaldsay
by Alan Reid
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Chambered Cairn on the Tarf, Swona, Orkney Islands
by Robert Beharie
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East Canisbay
by Glen Breaden
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An attractive church at Kirkstyle with grave yard.
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WW1 memorial next to the cemetery
by Chris
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Spanish memorial
by Chris
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Next to the cemetery.
Memorial to the 300 soldiers and sailors from the... (more)
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Tree and Graveyard
by Peter Moore
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Acharynie Cemetery
by Glen Breaden
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Such a wind-swept and lonesome place. Loved the protruding step on the... (more)
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Sinclair Mausoleum and Ulbster Burial Ground
by Doug Lee
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Sinclair Mausoleum and Ulbster Burial Ground
by Doug Lee
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Sinclair Mausoleum at Mains of Ulbster
by Doug Lee
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Trantlemore: burial ground by the river
by Chris Downer
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A small cemetery alongside the Halladale River.
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River Borgie Estuary
by John Tustin
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Viewed from the cemetery, the River Borgie flows out into the Torrisdale Bay.
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Moorland near Achorn
by Lorna Lyons
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Taken from Achorn Road approximately 0.3km SE of Achorn Bridge, showing... (more)
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Southvoe Burnt Mounds
by Derek Mayes
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On close inspection, neither accurately marked on the map nor of classic... (more)
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Southvoe burial mound
by Derek Mayes
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Great war memorial names.
by Derek Mayes
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Ireland's War Memorial
by Derek Mayes
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The dominating stone in the graveyard, dedicated to the First World war... (more)
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Ireland from the Island
by Derek Mayes
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The settlement of Ireland and the cemetery above Andrews Geo.... (more)
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Levenwick Graveyard
by Derek Mayes
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Seen from any angle, this cemetery is well placed.
The dominant stone is... (more)
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Kinbrace cemetery
by Peter Moore
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Old graveyard at Navidale
by sylvia duckworth
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