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Islands/Places & Life There are 89 products.
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Silent II
A Further Portrait of deserted Orkney buildings. Photographs of peaceful places and structures by Keith Allardyce. Colour and texture, light and shade combine to snatch beauty from 'ruckles o' auld stanes,' and slowly mouldering interiors. Glimpses of past lives are preserved, their tales save from oblivion by the historian and writer, Tom Muir. Paperback.
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Orkney: A Special Place
Richard Clubley loves Scotland's islands, but it is Orkney that has stolen his heart... Here he portrays them with stories he gathered from interviews of many local people, delving into the secrets of the islands. Paperback.
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Set in Stone
The Geology and Landscapes of Scotland. In this book, Alan McKirdy traces Scotland's amazing geological journey, explaining for the non-specialist reader why the landscape looks the way it does today. By Alan McKirdy. Paperback, with photographs and diagrams throughout.
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Exploring Papay
A wonderful booklet guide to the island of Papay. By Jocelyn Rendall with illustrations by Crispin Worthington and Inga Hourston.
£ 5.00 -
Graemsay: A History
The story of a hardy race of farmers, fishermen and seafarers who over time suffered famine and plague, war and impressment, and raised large families to seek their fortune across the globe. By Bryce Wilson. Hardback.
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A North Ronaldsay Yarn
A booklet on the sheep, their wool and their island. By Elizabeth Lovick.
£ 5.00 -
Found Vol II
Beachcombing in Orkney, Volume II Portrait photographs of people with their unusual beach finds around Orkney. By Keith Allardyce. Paperback.
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Swona Revisted
This is the author's second book dealing with the island of Swona. By John S Findlay. Hardback.
£ 20.00 -
Scotland's Islands: A Special Kind of Freedom
This is an anecdotal and personal exploration of some the 65 Scottish islands visited by Richard Clubley.
£ 9.99 -
Stromness: A History
Bryce Wilson traces the town's colourful history over 400 years, with tales of merchant and entrepreneur, seafarer and explorer, whaler and fisherman, publican, pirate and privateer. Hardback.
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Orkney Crofters in Crisis
An intriguing snapshot of crofting life in the county 130 years ago through evidence given to, what became known as, the Napier Commission, set up by the government to probe the plight of crofters in the Highlands and Islands. By William P.L. Thomson. Hardback.
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Landscapes of Scapa Flow
Landscapes of Scapa Flow War - Peace - Nature By Tom Muir and Scapa Flow Partnership
£ 14.99
