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From the moment Stonehenge was rediscovered in the Middle Ages, locating the origin of its megaliths has been an obsession. In his 12th century chronicle of Britain, Geoffrey of Monmouth claimed King ...

LONDON (AP) — Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solution: rejoining Norway, the Scandinavian country that gave them ...

On a recent trip to Great Britain, I decided at the last minute to snip two days off my time in London and go somewhere I’ve never been before: the Orkney Islands. Perched just an hour’s ferry ride ...

The mammal - which appeared to have some injuries - was spotted at Stronsay.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets ...

Orkney continues to be at the center of the United Kingdom’s renewable energy plans, with the Scottish archipelago unveiling the ReFLEX (Responsive Flexibility) Orkney project earlier this week.