The Orkney Islands are 7-14 miles off the northeast corner of Scotland. We took a ferry out to the islands. Once there you feel as if you are still on the mainland, as it is rolling hills and mainly agricultural.
World war II Italian prisoners were housed at the Orkney Islands. They built a beautiful chapel out of scrap materials using their masonry, painting and ironwork skills.
Brodgar is the Scottish equivalent of England's Stonehenge. The stones complete a full circle about 200 yards in diameter
Scara Brae is a 5000 year old circle os stone dweeling undcovered by a storm
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