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Liz Ashworth

Cultural Kirkwall – and bere (pronounced bear) barley

11/09/2016 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  Leave a Comment

For a very small town (population round 9,000) whose surrounding fields you can see from its centre, Kirkwall has a fine collection of antique buildings. This is what's left of the 16th century bishop's palace (replacing 12th century, 13th century and 14th century palaces) which …

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FreeFrom Orkney

09/09/2016 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  1 Comment

Kirkwall Harbour last Monday evening – a truly wonderful sunset followed on Tuesday by glorious blue skies showcasing the Orkney mainland's rolling fields and many lochs at their best. (It didn’t last…. By Wednesday the mists had come down restricting visibility to about …

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