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On a recent trip from Edinburgh to Orkney and back again I took some quick panoramic photos on my phone.
This post features some from Orkney, but the 6 day trip took in much of Scotland too. The scenery was stunning and these panoramic photos are a great taste of the trip around Scotland and mainland Orkney, so I thought I’d share them.
The trip took 6 days and took me all over Scotland via Orkney in a big figure of eight covering the Highlands, Trossachs, Cairngorms, north-west coast, many of the Lochs (including Loch Ness and the Great Glen), glens and mountains and finally the Borders.
So here are few shots from Orkney. As I only had two days the focus was on some of the key main land sites – scenic spots, neolithic sites, World War II land marks, etc. For example, Churchill barriers, Scapa Flow, Italian Chapel, Skara Brae, Stones of Stennes, Ring of Brodgar, Brough of Birsay, Kirkwall, etc.
View across Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae to Bay of Skaill, OrkneyTourists at the Neolithic settlement called ‘Skara Brae’, OrkneyNeolithic settlement at Skara Brae and the beach below the site, mainland OrkneyView towards mainland Orkney from the Brough of BirsayView across to mainland Orkney from the Brough of BirsayView of Norse settlement on the Brough of Birsay, OrkneyItalian Chapel constructed by Italian POWs during World War II. Lamb Holm, OrkneySandy beach at one of the Churchill barriers on Orkney mainlandKirkwall harbour at dusk, Orkney mainlandRugged rock formations on the coast of OrkneyThe standing stones at the Ring of Brodgar, Stenness, Loch of Harray, OrkneyNeolithic standing stones at the Ring of Brodgar, Stenness, Loch of Harray, OrkneyNeolithic standing stones at the Ring of Brodgar, Stenness, Loch of Harray, OrkneyMaeshowe chambered Cairn – the heart of Neolithic OrkneyStunning Devonian geology at Yesnaby, mainland OrkneyStunning Devonian geology and crashing Atlantic waves at Yesnaby, mainland OrkneyStunning Devonian geology at Yesnaby, mainland OrkneyCrashing Atlantic waves at Yesnaby, mainland OrkneyFerry from Gills Bay, Scottish mainland to St Margarets Hope on Orkney mainland
