A section of wall belonging to what is thought to be a 14th century castle has been uncovered during work by contractors in Orkney. The Broad Street alterations work was being carried out in the ...

Surrounded by countryside, Balmoral Castle is where she spent many a happy holiday - from visiting with her grandparents King George V and Queen Mary as a small child, to the final months of her life.

David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets the Atlantic, a story every bit as gripping as the Norse sagas is ...