OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

On a remote island in Orkney a curiously-matched couple arrive on their honeymoon. He is an eminent literature professor; she was his pale enigmatic star pupil. Alone beneath the shifting skies of this untethered landscape the professor realises how little he knows about his new bride & yet as the days go by & his mind turns obsessively upon the creature who has so beguiled him she seems to slip ever further from his yearning grasp. Where does she come from? Why did she ask him to bring her north? What is it that constantly draws her to the sea? ...

When the rain stops falling & the mist clears there is no more beautiful place on Earth than Scotlands northernmost archipelagos the Orkney & Shetland Islands. Leave the Scottish mainland & set foot on a land of ancient relics deserted beaches & stunning wildlife. Norse settlers occupied these islands for centuries making for a unique cultural mix of Scandinavian & Scottish influences. Footprintfocus Orkney & Shetland Islands gives you the information you need to get the most out of your trip; covering beautiful coastlines mysterious ancient monuments evocative bays & glorious wilderness along with the best places to stay & eat & where to enjoy a wee dram of your favourite malt whiskey. *

Includes:: Essentials section with indispensable information on getting around. * Get off the beaten track & discover jaw-dropping scenery & experience real wilderness. * Accommodation listings aplenty plus where to eat & drink. * Detailed street maps will help you find your way around. * Slim enough to fit in your pocket. Packed with practical & detailed advice on how to navigate these ancient archipelagos this concise Footprintfocus guide helps you make the most out of your trip without weighing you down. The content of Footprintfocus Orkney & Shetland Islands guide has been extracted from Footprints Scotland Highlands & Islands Handbook.

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This map is part of the Landranger (Pink) series & is designed for people who really want to get to know an area. It



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This map is part of the Landranger (Pink) series & is designed for people who really want to get to know an area. It



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As the leading guide to the Orkney & Shetland isles this book provides excellent information on practicalities such as transport to the islands accommodation & events as well as shedding light on hidden gems. Scottish Islands
- Orkney & Shetland will lead the visitor to sights & places that might otherwise be missed including how to book a bed in a lighthouse or a castle where to find the best preserved Stone Age village in Europe or a fossil fish 300 million years old & how to find the best of the islands traditional folk music. Consisting of more than 170 islands & islets the islands have much to offer the discerning visitor. Once remote from outside influence they are now reaping the benefits of tourism & modern communications while still managing to preserve their individual characters & traditions unspoilt by commercialisation. The guide informs readers of species of wild flowers some of which are found nowhere else on earth & where to locate land & marine wildlife including whales dolphins & otters. There is also information on how walkers cyclists canoeists yachtsmen & kayakers can all pursue their individual sports in the islands stunning countryside
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Orkney's Italian Chapel was built by Italian POWs held on the island during the Second World War. In the sixty-five years since it was built it has become an enduring symbol of peace & hope around the world. The story of who built the chapel & how it came into existence & survived against all the odds is both fascinating & inspiring. Author Philip Paris' extensive research into the creation of the Italian Chapel has uncovered many new facts & this comprehensive new book is the definitive account of the chapel & those who built it. It is a book that has waited to be written for sixty-five years. ...

Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth legend & history. The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century. The saga describes the subsequent history of the Earldom of Orkney & the adventures of great Norsemen such as Sigurd the Powerful St Magnus the Martyr & Hrolf the conqueror of Normandy. Savagely powerful & poetic this is a fascinating depiction of an age of brutal battles murder sorcery & bitter family feuds. ...