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Links to more specific topics can be found throughout <em>Orkneyjar</em>.</p> <hr noshade="noshade" size="1"/> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" align="center"> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="2" class="subheadline">history and Archaeology</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.oat.org.uk/"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" alt="Bullet" width="20" height="19" border="0"/></a></font></b></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.orca.uhi.ac.uk/">Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology</a> (ORCA) </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" alt="Bullet" width="20" height="19" border="0"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OAS/">Orkney Archaeology Society</a> - supporting archaeology in Orkney.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext">The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/">Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland</a> (RCAHMS) - features a searchable database of monuments as well as an impressive online map, showing all sites of historical interest. Requires registration.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.orkney.gov.uk/heritage">Orkney Heritage</a> - The Orkney Islands Council department dealing with the county's heritage, museum services and historical sites. </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" alt="" width="20" height="19" border="0"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/projects/Deerness/">The Brough of Deerness and the Viking Age Diaspora </a>: Excavations over the past two year has begun to shed light on this islet, and the settlement on top.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/research/projects/birsay-skaill/index.php">Birsay-Skaill landscape archaeology project</a>: Since 2003, survey and geophysics have been carried out at two locations on the west mainland of Orkney, at Birsay Bay and the Bay of Skaill.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" alt="" width="20" height="19" border="0"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.paparproject.org.uk/">The Papar Project</a> — Investigating the enigmatic pre-Norse clergy of northern Scotland.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/quoygrew/">The Quoygrew Excavation</a>: A site detailing the ongoing archaeological investigations at Quoygrew Viking settlement on Westray undertaken by the University of York. The work began began in 1997 and is investigating the relationship between aspects of the 11th century transition from the Viking Age to the Middle Ages in Norse Scotland.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.stonepages.com/">The Stone Pages</a>. A site created by two Italian friends, Paola Arosio and Diego Meozzi, covering all things megalithic. We met Paula and Diego in June 1998 while they were in Orkney as part of their <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.stonepages.com/tour/">Ancient Scotland Tour</a>.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.megalith.ukf.net/bigmap.htm">The Megalith Map</a> - A resource for finding any stone circle or row in England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.maeshowe.co.uk/">Charles Tait's Maeshowe Site</a>. It was in December 1997, that a camera was first placed within the Neolithic tomb of <a href="history/maeshowe/index.html">Maeshowe</a> and the phenomenon of the winter solstice sunset was broadcast over the internet. For more details of this and subsequent events, see <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.maeshowe.co.uk/">this site</a>. </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" alt="Bullet" width="20" height="19" border="0"/></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://sites.scran.ac.uk/stmagnus/">St Magnus Cathedral</a> - a superb site from SCRAN, documenting the history of the cathedral, from the phases of its construction to modern day use. </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/">Historic Scotland</a> - The agency within the Scottish Executive directly responsible for safeguarding the nation's built heritage. Stewards of <a href="history/maeshowe/index.html">Maeshowe</a>, <a href="history/skarabrae/index.html">Skara Brae</a>, <a href="history/brochs/gurness/index.html">Broch o' Gurness</a> among others.</td> </tr> </table> <hr noshade="noshade" size="1"/> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" align="center"> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="2" class="subheadline">Culture, Heritage and Literature</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" alt="Bullet" width="20" height="19" border="0"/></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/ohs/">Orkney Heritage Society</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" alt="Bullet" width="20" height="19" border="0"/></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.westrayheritage.co.uk/">Westray Heritage Centre</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" alt="Button" width="19" height="19" border="0"/></font></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.researchorkney.com/index.html">Research Orkney</a> - Do you want to know more about the heritage of Orkney? Research Orkney provides a professional research, advisory and consultancy service dedicated to Orkney's Heritage; be it cultural, historical, archaeological, onomastic, toponymic, topographical or genealogical.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.georgemackaybrown.co.uk/">George Mackay Brown - Bard of Orkney</a>: Until his death, in April 1996, George Mackay Brown was a common sight walking through the streets of his beloved <a href="orkney/stromness/index.html">Stromness</a>. A man of immense humility and literary skill, George's writing has captivated me since childhood, the first GMB book I bought being <i>Pictures in the Cave</i>, way back in Primary School. I still have the book. Battered and a little dog-eared, it sits in pride of place in my library of other GMB works. This ambitious website that aims to be the definitive online resource relating to GMB. </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" alt="Bullet" width="20" height="19" border="0"/></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.heritagenorth.org.uk/getimage.aspx.id-81012.gif" alt="Heritage North, Discover the past, today." hspace="10" vspace="10" border="0" align="right"/> </a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.heritagenorth.org.uk/">Heritage North</a> - website covering the heritage of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Funded by Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Scottish Museums Council, the site has a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.heritagenorth.org.uk/database.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">directory</a> of Museums, Heritage Centres and Organisations in the Highlands and Islands as well as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.heritagenorth.org.uk/HRcalendar.htm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Heritage event listings</a> in the area. Also available are monthly <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.heritagenorth.org.uk/features.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">features</a> on Highland and Islands Museums.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></td> <td align="left" class="bodytext"><span class="maintitle">The Icelandic Sagas </span> <ul> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Heimskringla/">Heimskringla (aka "The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway")</a>, by Snorri Sturluson (Translation: Samuel Laing)</li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Laxdaela/">Laxdaela Saga</a>, Anonymous (Translation: Muriel Press)</li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Cormac/">The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald ("Kormak's Saga")</a>, Anonymous (Translation: W.G. Collingwood & J. Stefansson)</li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Grettir/">The Saga of Grettir the Strong ("Grettir's Saga")</a>, Anonymous (Translation: G.A. Hight)</li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Njal/">The Story of Burnt Njal ("Njal's Saga")</a>, Anonymous (Translation: George DaSent)</li> <li> The Story of Egil Skallagrimsson ("Egil's Saga"), Anonymous (Translation: W.C. Green)</li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/EreDwellers/"> The Story of the Ere-Dwellers ("Eyrbyggja Saga")</a>, Anonymous (Translation: William Morris & Eirikr Magnusson)</li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Heitharviga/"> The Story of the Heath Slayings ("Heitharviga Saga")</a>, Anonymous (Translation: William Morris & Eirikr Magnusson)</li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Volsunga/">The Story of the Volsungs ("Volsungasaga")</a>, Anonymous (Translation: William Morris & Eirikr Magnusson)</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> <hr noshade="noshade" size="1"/> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" align="center"> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left" class="subheadline">Genealogy Sites<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b> - <a href="genealogy.htm">click here for more details</a></b></font></td> </tr> </table> <hr noshade="noshade" size="1"/> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" align="center"> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="2" class="subheadline">Tours and Tour Guides</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.otga.co.uk/">Orkney Tourist Guides Association</a> - OTGA has over 40 accredited guides with invaluable local knowledge of all aspects of Orkney. </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.orkneyarchaeologytours.co.uk/">Orkney Archaeology Tours</a> - tour Orkney's sites with a professional archaeologist. </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.allfivesenses.com/">Five Senses</a> - an Orkney-based business with a focus on cultural tours,ancient skills and independence in the outdoors.</td> </tr> </table> <hr noshade="noshade" size="1"/> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" align="center"> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="2" class="subheadline">Transport - travelling to and in Orkney</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.visitorkney.com/">Visit Orkney</a> - The website of the Orkney Tourist Board. Includes accommodation, what's on and travel details.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.ridgwaytravel.co.uk/">Ridgway Travel</a> - When your travel agent says WHERE?!! Call Orkney's leading travel agent. </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" width="22"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/">Northlink Orkney and Shetland Ferries</a>: How to get here - car and passenger ferry service to the Orkney and Shetland islands</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.pentlandferries.co.uk/">Pentland Ferries</a> - quickest vehicle ferry crossing: just one hour between Caithness and St. Margarets Hope, <a href="orkney/maps/southronaldsay.htm">South Ronaldsay</a>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.jogferry.co.uk/">John o' Groats Ferries</a> - passenger ferry service from John O' Groats. runs from 1st May to 30th September.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/">Orkney Ferries</a> - Internal ferry service, operating seven ferries between Orkney Mainland and thirteen of the smaller islands. </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/graphics/ball.gif" border="0" height="19" width="20"/></font></b></td> <td align="left" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.orkneycarhire.co.uk/">Orkney Car Hire</a> - There's no doubt the best way to see Orkney is by car - in conjunction with the internal <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100724170011/http://www.orkneyferries.co.uk/">ferries</a>. </td> </tr> </table> </td>  <td width="150" align="center" valign="top" class="sidebar"><font color="#800000" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font> <a href="javascript:history.back()"><img src="/web/20100724170011im_/http://www.orkneyjar.com/back.gif" width="60" height="28" alt="Back a page" border="0"/></a> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="top" width="8"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td height="20" bgcolor="#cccc99"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td height="25" align="right" valign="middle"><font color="WHITE" size="1"><script>writeCopyright();</script></font> </td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>

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