Sand dunes seal and protect Links Of Noltland which are significant prehistoric remains in a fragile environment requiring careful management. Little can be seen of the remains of Links Of Noltland. ...
Noltland Castle is a fine, ruined Z-plan tower, built between 1560 and 1573 but never completed. Remarkable for its large number of gun loops and impressive staircase. Noltland Castle is on the island of Westray, 1m West of Pierowall village. Reac ...
North Hill Nature Reserve is situated on the island of Papa Westray, North Hill may seem remote but it's a very exciting place to come and visit. North Hill Nature Reserve is home to an extremely rare plant, the Scottish primrose, while stunning l ...
Noup Cliffs Nature Reserve is over 76 metres above the sea, these dramatic cliffs house Orkney's largest seabird colony. Noup Cliffs Nature Reserve once seen, it's never forgotten! Walk along the cliff path in the summer and you'll see an array o ...
Based in Westray, one of the Northern Isles of Orkney, off the coast of North Scotland, the museum is believed to be the only one of its kind in the UK. Featuring the art of international artist Neil Geddes-Ward, co-author of the Hay House UK book Fa ...
Pierowall Church are now the ruins of a medieval church with some finely lettered tombstones. ...
The head of a whale skeleton is now outside the Heritage Centre. The whale came ashore in the bay of Tuquoy in 2007. At approximately 50 feet (16 metres) long this was a large adult male sperm whale.
Most of the bones are here, though, of course, ...
Westside Church, Tuquoy is a small and elegant 12th-century nave-and-chancel church, later the parish church, now roofless. Westside Church, Tuquoy was built by a wealthy Norse chieftain, the remains of whose farm can be seen in the adjacent cliff ...