The Scottish Orkney islands experienced a wave of immigration during the Bronze Age so large that it replaced most of the local population, ancient DNA analysis has revealed. Experts say that unlike ...

image: An international team led by researchers at the University of Huddersfield has used ancient DNA to rewrite the history of the Orkney islands. The research has been published by the official ...

This 'enchanting' Scottish seaside town with a population of a little under 2500 has been named one of the best in the UK.

An international team, led by researchers at the University of Huddersfield, has used ancient DNA to rewrite the history of the Orkney islands which shows that Orkney was much less insular than has ...

KIRKWALL, Scotland — It’s been described as an outdoor cathedral of sorts, and to me that’s exactly how it feels. As I stand on this windswept bit of Orkney looking down at the Ness of Brodgar dig ...

The Island Games will be taking over Orkney this week, with thousands of visitors from around the world expected to descend on the Scottish archipelago. An estimated 2,000 competitors and volunteers ...

Geography can be misleading. The islands of Orkney might look remote on the map — trace your finger up to John o' Groats, then keep going north — but the truth is slightly different. The archipelago's ...

One London gallery is determined to continue the tradition embraced for centuries by the Orkney chain. By Deborah Needleman LAST MAY, THREE England-based craftspeople — the basket makers Mary Butcher ...

The Princess Royal will officially open the 20th International Island Games in Orkney this summer. Princess Anne will attend the opening of the week-long event at Kirkwall's Bignold Park on 12 July.

This 'enchanting' Scottish seaside town with a population of a little under 2500 has been named one of the best in the UK.