ORKNEY: A HISTORICAL GUIDE

A newly revised and comprehensive guide for visitors to Orkney who would like to know more about its enigmatic history. Strong westerly winds and a scarcity of trees have led to a tradition of building in stone, and Orkney boasts some of the best-preserved sites in Europe dating across thousands of years. Caroline Wickham-Jones has worked extensively on many of them, and here introduces the islands’ history and provides a detailed survey of the principal places to visit including Skara Brae, Iron Age brochs, Viking castles and the magnificent cathedral of St Magnus.