November 2, 2026 at 7:32 AM
It's already November and we're coming to that time of year when everybody starts dreaming about owning their very own Orkney Library & Archive Tote Bag!
Sturdy canvas bags with the Orkney Library logo in Light Blue, Green, Pink, Purple
AND NEW FOR 2026 - Dark Blue and Red!
Sturdy canvas bags with the Orkney Library logo in Light Blue, Green, Pink, Purple
AND NEW FOR 2026 - Dark Blue and Red!
November 2, 2026 at 12:21 PM
It's already November and we're coming to that time of year when everybody starts dreaming about owning their very own Orkney Library & Archive Tote Bag!
Sturdy canvas bags with the Orkney Library logo in Light Blue, Green, Pink, Purple
AND NEW FOR 2026 - Dark Blue and Red!
Sturdy canvas bags with the Orkney Library logo in Light Blue, Green, Pink, Purple
AND NEW FOR 2026 - Dark Blue and Red!
Sharing Ness knowledge across Orkney
From Stenness to Sanday, Orkney bairns have been continuing to learn about the Ness of Brodgar.
From Stenness to Sanday, Orkney bairns have been continuing to learn about the Ness of Brodgar.
Sharing Ness knowledge across Orkney
From Stenness to Sanday, Orkney bairns have been continuing to learn about the Ness of Brodgar.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
November 2, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Sharing Ness knowledge across Orkney
From Stenness to Sanday, Orkney bairns have been continuing to learn about the Ness of Brodgar.
From Stenness to Sanday, Orkney bairns have been continuing to learn about the Ness of Brodgar.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekRforReligion
The Italian Chapel on the island of Orkney is built from 2 Nissan huts, by the Italian prisoners of war.
#WeekRforReligion
The Italian Chapel on the island of Orkney is built from 2 Nissan huts, by the Italian prisoners of war.
November 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekRforReligion
The Italian Chapel on the island of Orkney is built from 2 Nissan huts, by the Italian prisoners of war.
#WeekRforReligion
The Italian Chapel on the island of Orkney is built from 2 Nissan huts, by the Italian prisoners of war.
Finding the remote Doun Helzie (Doon Helly) on the Isle of Sanday, Orkney 🏴
November 1, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Finding the remote Doun Helzie (Doon Helly) on the Isle of Sanday, Orkney 🏴
The hallowed waters of St Tredwell's Loch today, windless but not godless..
#Papay
#Orkney
#islandautumn
#upsidedown
#Papay
#Orkney
#islandautumn
#upsidedown
November 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The hallowed waters of St Tredwell's Loch today, windless but not godless..
#Papay
#Orkney
#islandautumn
#upsidedown
#Papay
#Orkney
#islandautumn
#upsidedown
November 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
AND FOR CHRISTMAS 2026 we have a VERY LIMITED EDITION 3D Printed GLOW IN THE DARK Orkney Library Bookmark which you can add to your bag order for only £3 each! Designed and printed by us using our very own 3D Printer - featuring a cut-out of the library and one of our balls! ❤️
November 2, 2026 at 12:21 PM
AND FOR CHRISTMAS 2026 we have a VERY LIMITED EDITION 3D Printed GLOW IN THE DARK Orkney Library Bookmark which you can add to your bag order for only £3 each! Designed and printed by us using our very own 3D Printer - featuring a cut-out of the library and one of our balls! ❤️
Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of Graham Place in #Stromness, #Orkney #Islands. Stromness was important during the late 17th century, when #England was at war with #France tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2019/03/old-...
Old Photograph Graham Place Stromness Orkney Islands Scotland
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November 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of Graham Place in #Stromness, #Orkney #Islands. Stromness was important during the late 17th century, when #England was at war with #France tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2019/03/old-...
Buddo says you're nearly home & dry.
November 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Buddo says you're nearly home & dry.
Neolithic entrance to one of the passageways at Skara Brae on Orkney. Occupied from around 3100 to 2500 BC, the prehistoric settlement is one of the best preserved in the British Isles. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #SkaraBrae #Prehistory #Orkney
October 29, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Neolithic entrance to one of the passageways at Skara Brae on Orkney. Occupied from around 3100 to 2500 BC, the prehistoric settlement is one of the best preserved in the British Isles. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #SkaraBrae #Prehistory #Orkney
Buddo says you're nearly home & dry.
November 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Buddo says you're nearly home & dry.
Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of boats by the pier on #Island of #Burray, #Orkney #Islands. And story of James Stewart one the few survivors of the #Battle of #Culloden in 1746 tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2019/06/old-...
Old Photograph Pier Burray Orkney Islands Scotland
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November 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of boats by the pier on #Island of #Burray, #Orkney #Islands. And story of James Stewart one the few survivors of the #Battle of #Culloden in 1746 tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2019/06/old-...
It's #NationalCatDay but we have NO cats
October 29, 2026 at 11:08 AM
It's #NationalCatDay but we have NO cats
November archaeological photographic sessions on offer
The Ness of Brodgar Trust is looking for Orkney-based volunteers who'd like to learn about the art of photographing archaeological artefacts to publication standard.
The Ness of Brodgar Trust is looking for Orkney-based volunteers who'd like to learn about the art of photographing archaeological artefacts to publication standard.
November archaeological photographic sessions on offer
The Ness of Brodgar Trust is looking for Orkney-based volunteers who'd like to learn about the art of photographing archaeological artefacts to publication standard.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
November 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
November archaeological photographic sessions on offer
The Ness of Brodgar Trust is looking for Orkney-based volunteers who'd like to learn about the art of photographing archaeological artefacts to publication standard.
The Ness of Brodgar Trust is looking for Orkney-based volunteers who'd like to learn about the art of photographing archaeological artefacts to publication standard.
Autumn Brightness
Thank you to Rosie Hopkins for sharing her images of morning delights with The Orkney News.
Thank you to Rosie Hopkins for sharing her images of morning delights with The Orkney News.
Autumn Brightness
Thank you to Rosie Hopkins for sharing her images of morning delights with The Orkney News.
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November 1, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Autumn Brightness
Thank you to Rosie Hopkins for sharing her images of morning delights with The Orkney News.
Thank you to Rosie Hopkins for sharing her images of morning delights with The Orkney News.
Women carrying peat, early 20th century. The location is somewhere in the #Orkney Islands, but I don't know exactly where
[photo: Charles Reid; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/22]
[photo: Charles Reid; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/22]
November 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Women carrying peat, early 20th century. The location is somewhere in the #Orkney Islands, but I don't know exactly where
[photo: Charles Reid; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/22]
[photo: Charles Reid; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/22]
October 31, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Helen has chosen #SpikyHead as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird with it’s head feathers raised, flared or puffed up..
In Papay, a Hair djuck, to us mere mortals a Red-breasted merganser..
#Papay
#Orkney
In Papay, a Hair djuck, to us mere mortals a Red-breasted merganser..
#Papay
#Orkney
November 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Helen has chosen #SpikyHead as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; any bird with it’s head feathers raised, flared or puffed up..
In Papay, a Hair djuck, to us mere mortals a Red-breasted merganser..
#Papay
#Orkney
In Papay, a Hair djuck, to us mere mortals a Red-breasted merganser..
#Papay
#Orkney
lots of them when I was Orkney recently, and hunners over Glasgow this last fortnight
November 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
lots of them when I was Orkney recently, and hunners over Glasgow this last fortnight
October 30, 2026 at 11:14 AM
October 30, 2026 at 3:41 PM
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekRforReligion
The Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney - a Nissen hut transformed by Italian Prisoners of War
#WeekRforReligion
The Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney - a Nissen hut transformed by Italian Prisoners of War
November 2, 2026 at 7:41 AM
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekRforReligion
The Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney - a Nissen hut transformed by Italian Prisoners of War
#WeekRforReligion
The Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney - a Nissen hut transformed by Italian Prisoners of War
These two Mealy Redpolls have been hanging around the same Pierowall garden for a few days and pre-roost this afternoon they gave themselves up for portraits. The variability of redpolls is wonderful. #WestrayBirding
October 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
These two Mealy Redpolls have been hanging around the same Pierowall garden for a few days and pre-roost this afternoon they gave themselves up for portraits. The variability of redpolls is wonderful. #WestrayBirding