All posts about Orkney
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Photo Friday: Tidal power device on test in Orkney
Jan 29, 2010Photo Friday: Tidal power device on test in OrkneyOrkney, Scotland, UK; June 2009 The series on stone-age Orkney was one of my favourite things I did on the blog last year. But the day or two I spent playing tourist came after several days working on a story that is very much rooted in the modern era. The real reason I went to... by roamingtales.com | related posts
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'Lights Out' for Orkney Families and a Turkish Bank
Dec 11, 2009'Lights Out' for Orkney Families and a Turkish BankThings to do without electricity #21: writing letters to forgotten family. Photo by skippyjon via Flickr. When a few dozen households on the Orkney Islands in northern Scotland turn off their lights tonight, they won't be switching them on again until Monday morning. They won't be watching TV or... by treehugger.com | related posts
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Energy saving Orkney Islands smart grid 'will cut power wastage'
Dec 14, 2009Energy saving Orkney Islands smart grid 'will cut power wastage'Energy saving smart grid technology has been installed on the Orkney Islands, which the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has said will reduce power wastage. Deployed by Smarter Grid Solutions in partnership with Scottish and Southern Energy, the technology will add 15 MW of... by biggreensmile.com/blog | related posts
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Stone-age Orkney: Fairy Mounds and Maeshowe
Sep 16, 2009Stone-age Orkney: Fairy Mounds and MaeshowePart two in my series on stone-age Orkney is on the neolithic burial chamber of Maeshowe. Fairy Mounds feature heavily in the folk lore of Britain and Ireland. The mounds are believed to be the dwelling place of fairies (or faeries), elves or the sidhe . Fairy favour could bring prosperity and... by roamingtales.com | related posts
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Stone-age Orkney: Hobbit homes in the village of Skara Brae
Sep 23, 2009Stone-age Orkney: Hobbit homes in the village of Skara BraeSee where the real-life Flintstones lived at the 5,000-year-old village of Skara Brae in the third and final post on stone-age Orkney. Plus, I am giving away two copies of the DVD Standing with Stones – for details on how to enter, please see the end of the post. When the village of Skara Brae was... by roamingtales.com | related posts
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Photo Friday: Standing Pebbles in Orkney
Sep 11, 2009Photo Friday: Standing Pebbles in OrkneyOrkney; June 2009 My friend and I were sightseeing around mainland Orkney when we stumbled across this circle of Standing Stones – or rather, Standing Pebbles! I don’t know who did this but it tickled my fancy as a joyful and creative response to the environment. I could... by roamingtales.com | related posts
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Significant Neolithic Tomb Discoveries At Orkney and Damerham
Jun 10, 2009Significant Neolithic Tomb Discoveries At Orkney and DamerhamOrkneyjar Archaeology News - Plough Uncovers Suspected Chambered TombNeolithic Age: Prehistoric Complex Including Two 6,000-year-old Tombs Discovered In BritainScience DailyFrom Britain comes news of two sets of discoveries, one of a chambered cairn in Orkney, north of the Scottish mainland, the other... by remotecentral.blogspot.com | related posts
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Orkney Islands try new wave power system
Jul 31, 2009A new type of wave power harnessing machine called the Oyster will be installed off the Orkney Islands for trials beginning this Autumn. The device is different from other wave power devices because it uses hydraulic technology to transfer the power it harvests to the shore. Dr Ronan Doherty,... by wired.co.uk/news/wired-uk-magazine-blog.aspx | related posts
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Orkney Fudge Cheesecake
Feb 22, 2009Orkney Fudge CheesecakeOrkney Fudge Cheesecake Sue Lawrence has long been one of my favourite food writers, she is a woman of great taste when it comes to good food. This recipe comes from her A Cooks Tour of Scotland cookbook, a book close to my heart, and one that I’ve found very interesting to read, a sort of short... by cookbookqueen.blogspot.com | related posts
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Earliest Known Human Figurine in Scotland Found at Westray, Orkney
Aug 24, 2009Earliest Known Human Figurine in Scotland Found at Westray, OrkneyNews from Orkneyjar, which reports on a remarkable find by archaeologist Jakob Kainz, who recently discovered a carved sandstone representation of a round human face atop a lozenge-shaped body, as depicted here. Measuring 3 cm by 3.5 cm, this tiny artefact is apparently one of only three such items dating to the... by anthropology.net | related posts
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To The Lighthouse
Jan 29, 2010To The LighthouseHoy High Lighthouse, Graemsay, Orkney Islands (in northern Scotland) Photo taken by Richard Harvey She looked up over her knitting and met the third stroke and it seemed to her like her own eyes meeting her own eyes, searching as she alone could search into her mind and her heart, purifying out of... by dolcebellezza.wordpress.com | related posts
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South Orkneys Become the Newest Marine Protected Area
Nov 13, 2009News broke yesterday that the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) declared its first Marine Protected Area below the Southe Orkney Islands in the Southern Ocean. With the CCAMLR meeting still fresh on the minds of ASOC campaigners this is an encouraging... by antarcticablog.blogspot.com | related posts
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