Subcategories
Archaeology.
Scapa Flow.
Six Decades of the Scottish Air Ambulance Service. By Iain Hutchison. Hardback.
This book follows in Hossack’s footsteps and reveals the town’s development, primarily from 1900 to 2000. It describes the businesses that traded, their owners and a few of the characters that have added colour to the town’s history. By G. D. Partner. Hardback.
The expanded 3rd Edition of the best selling guide to Scapa Flow. 100th Anniversary Edition. By Lawson Wood. Paperback.
'A compelling dramatic account of the Royal Navy's last great sea battle' By Nicolas Jellicoe.
An eighth volume of historical and archaeological papers relating to Orkney. Published by Orkney Heritage Society with Orkney Archaeological Trust. Paperback.
Diaries of an Orcadian Fighter Pilot. By Bobby Halcro
The Orkneyinga Saga story of St Magnus re-told and illustrated in this booklet for younger readers. By Michael D Whittles. Illustrations by Harald Nicholson.
Completely rewritten, updated and expanded edition of this classic dive book. An indispensable book for all divers and those interested in classic shipwreck sites. Subsea scans reveal the wrecks in breathtaking detail. By Rod MacDonald. Paperback.
An experiential journey to our Neolithic roots, as found in the Orkney Islands. By Marianne Pollich. With drawings by Elisabeth Holder.
Twelve authors with local knowledge pool their expertise to sort fact from fiction surrounding the loss of the cruiser HMS Hampshire and Lord Kitchener on 5 June 1916, with an objective review of the many books, press cuttings and copious unpublished records now available. Shortlisted for Mountbatten Maritime Media Award 2017. Hardback.
Aspects of Prehistory. An eminently readable account of the archaeology of Caithness that provides an inspiring source for the study of people and place over time. By A. Heald and J. Barber. Paperback with some black & white line drawings and photographs.