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Stonehenge tale gets ‘weirder’ as Orkney is ruled out as altar stone origin

Weeks after revelation that megalith came from Scotland, researchers make surprise discovery

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A plucky band of riders wade into the waves

Kirkwall, Orkney: The Riding of the Marches is a revived tradition that clatters through the streets to the golden sands of Scapa beach

The Guardian - UK

Man fighting for his life after car lands on roof in Orkney crash

A MAN is fighting for his life after a serious crash in Orkney.

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Does Stonehenge stone’s Scottish source reveal a project uniting ancient Britain?

News that megalith was transported hundreds of miles to England suggests ambitious effort

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Time Team filming at Neolithic Orkney site as 20-year excavation ends

A MAJOR complex of “monumental” Neolithic buildings unearthed in Orkney over the past two decades will start to be permanently covered up from…

The National (Scotland)

All you need to know about The Outrun – the Orkney-set film tipped for Oscar success

THE Edinburgh Film Festival got started on Thursday evening with the UK premiere of The Outrun – starring Oscar-winning actress Saoirse Ronan...

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Clear for takeoff? Amazon gets green light to test-fly delivery drones in UK

CAA will test machines flying out of human controller’s line of sight and could pave way for home deliveries

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Mystery of Stonehenge deepens after ‘jaw-dropping’ discovery

Stonehenge, the most iconic prehistoric monument in the UK, is actually Scottish

The Independent UK

Stonehenge Altar Stone was transported 430 miles from Scotland, say scientists

Previously it was believed that the six-tonne sandstone had been brought to the monument in Wiltshire from Wales.

The Independent UK

Orkney residents furious over 'irresponsible' behaviour of motorhome users

SOME motorhome users have been accused of “irresponsible” behaviour in Orkney, with one local resident claiming tourists are ruining an idyllic…

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The Outrun review – ambitious staging of Amy Liptrot’s Orkney addiction memoir

Vicky Featherstone’s directing and Isis Hainsworth’s fine lead turn valiantly blur the wild and the urban to portray the writer’s introspective journey to sobriety

The Guardian - UK

8 of the best Scotland islands for rugged coastlines and picturesque villages

Sail away from the mainland to explore spectacular scenery and diverse wildlife in these unspoiled spots

The Independent UK

How to solve a mass stranding: what caused 77 healthy whales to die on a Scottish beach?

A team of scientists are trying to find the cause of what is becoming an increasingly common event – and the answer may be hidden deep in the whales’ skulls

The Guardian - UK

Entire pod of 89 pilot whales dies on Scottish beach in freak mass stranding

Dozens of long-finned pilot whales have beached and died on Sanday in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, in the biggest mass stranding the country has seen since 1995.

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Authorities issue update on remaining 12 whales stranded on Orkney

THE 12 pilot whales which survived following a mass stranding have been euthanised, experts have said.

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Whole pod of 77 whales die in mass stranding on Scottish island

EXPERTS are striving to save 12 pilot whales after 77 stranded on Orkney – almost a year after another mass stranding in Scotland ...

The Guardian - UK

Large pod of pilot whales almost wiped out after stranding on Orkney beach

Rescuers including vets rush to save 12 survivors from 77-strong group lying on Sanday shore

The Independent UK

Dozens of whales die in one of largest mass strandings in Britain in recent times

At least 65 long-finned pilot whales died after 77 were washed ashore on Scottish island in Orkney

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LibDems hope to keep pro-Union Orkney and Shetland

ORKNEY was the local authority area that voted against independence by the biggest margin at the 2014 referendum, while Shetland produced the…

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Orkney: More than a quarter of households have renewable energy installations

MORE than one in four households in the Scottish island regions of Orkney and the Western Isles now have a certified renewable energy installation,…

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Neolithic site in Orkney to be reburied after 20 years of excavation

After one final dig, Ness of Brodgar is to be covered up to protect it for future generations

The Guardian - UK

Shop error leaves Orkney island with more Easter eggs than people

Store’s owner hatches plan to run charity competition so one person can win 100 of the spare eggs

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A fine time to admire fancy wildfowl

Stromness, Orkney: The raffish mergansers are here, as are the long-tailed ducks wintering from the Arctic tundra

The National (Scotland)

Orkney Islands Council leader to quit triggering by-election

THE leader of Orkney Islands Council has announced he is standing down as a councillor, triggering a by-election.

The National (Scotland)

Mass stranding of rare fish leaves Scottish island's residents baffled

RESIDENTS living in Orkney have been left baffled by the stranding of thousands of fish on beaches in Shapinsay and Finstown.

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