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An intricately carved head made of red sandstone has been found on one of Scotland’s Orkney islands. Featuring a broken nose, closed eyes and wavy hair, the artifact was unearthed during a dig at the ...

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Viking drinking hall on a remote island in the Scottish Orkney archipelago. The large Norse Hall was uncovered at Westness on the island of Rousay. Dating to ...

Orkney is mulling whether to it needs to put in place emergency evacuation planning for its outer isles as it grapples with Scotland’s worst ferry crisis. Councillors on the archipelago have been ...