An Orkney Heritage Society Oral History Project. Tom Rendall, Annie Thuesen and Spencer Rosie. Foreword by Lord Wallace. Paperback.
The Story of the Isle of Sanday Knitters. By Sandra Towrie. Paperback.
Kirkwall evolved after the invading Norse established an earldom in Orkney... This fascinating insight has been gleaned from the Norse Sagas, and first-hand accounts preserved among the records of the Royal Burgh. Enjoy tales of an eccentric Sheriff, a riotous election, earls and bishops, smugglers and shop-keepers, slavers, ministers, pirates and much...
This book attempts to trace the origin of the placenames of Orkney - hills, coastal forms, farms, cottages and fields. By Gregor Lamb. Hardback. Paperback available here.
This book attempts to trace the origin of the placenames of Orkney - hills, coastal forms, farms, cottages and fields. By Gregor Lamb. Paperback. Hardback available here.
Fascinating glimpses of the links and tales of connections between Orkney and Australia. By Frank Foden. Paperback.
Life, Death and Magic in the Islands of Orkney. A new history of the Orkney Islands that delves deep into island politics, folk beliefs and community memory on the geographical edge of Britain. By Peter Marshall. Hardback.
Stronsay tales of shipwrecks and strandings. By Ian Cooper. Paperback.
In the first half of the 19th century, thousands of women and girls were employed throughout Orkney plaiting straw. 'The Strawplaiters of Orkney' reveals the forgotten history of the working lives of women and girls in the islands. By Fiona Grahame. Paperback.
Tales of insurrection from Orcadian history. By Fiona Grahame & Martin Laird. Illustrated hardback.