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Undiscovered Scotland @UndisScot@mastodon.scot
· 3w ago
The remains of the intriguing circular church at Orphir on Orkney's West Mainland. The church of St Nicholas was built in about 1123 and is thought to have been modelled on the rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/westmainland/orphirchurch/index.html #Scotland #Orkney
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Orphir Church & Bu Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland

Information about and images of Orphir Church & Bu in Orkney on Undiscovered Scotland.

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Undiscovered Scotland @UndisScot@mastodon.scot
· 2mo ago
The towering Old Man of Hoy, with people on the cliff adding scale. The Old Man is barely part of Hoy, the second largest of Orkney’s islands at about 10 by 5 miles. Hoy’s name fittingly comes from the Old Norse for 'High Island'. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/hoy/hoy/index.html #Scotland #Hoy #Orkney
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Hoy Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland

Information about and images of the island of Hoy in Orkney on Undiscovered Scotland.

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Undiscovered Scotland @UndisScot@mastodon.scot
· 3mo ago
Hackness Martello Tower on the island of South Walls in Orkney. It was built in 1814 to guard Longhope Sound, part of Scapa Flow, from attack by the French and by US privateers. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/hoy/hackness/index.html #Scotland #HacknessMartelloTower #SouthWalls #Orkney #Longhope #ScapaFlow
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Hackness Martello Tower Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland

Information about and images of the Hackness Martello Tower on Hoy in Orkney on Undiscovered Scotland.

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Bob the Traveler @bobthetraveler__dup_26259@mastodon.world
· 8mo ago
A series of collisions OTD in 1918 led to the loss of two UK #submarines and 100 lives, and damage to 5 other UK warships https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/scapa-flow/?s=mb #travel #Orkney #history
Scapa Flow and the Churchill Barriers
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Scapa Flow and the Churchill Barriers

Scapa Flow, a great natural harbor, was home to Norse fleets before becoming a British naval base. The Churchill Barriers were constructed during World War II.

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Assoc for Scottish Literature @scotlit@mastodon.scot
· 9mo ago
Boosted by @PhilipCJames@mas.to
Orcadian author Ann Scott-Moncrieff (1914–1943) was born #OTD, 11 January. Lesley Findlay, her daughter, talks about Ann’s life in Orkney, her writing, & her children’s stories – recently republished by Scotland Street Press 1/7 https://www.scotlandstreetpress.com/journal/who-was-ann-scott-moncrieff #Scottish #literature #20thCentury #Orkney #WomenWriters #ChildrensLiterature #kidlit
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Scotland Street Press | Who was Ann Scott-Moncrieff?

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