Orkney: A Historical Guide by Caroline Wickham-Jones

240 pages paperback 1999

2 editions

nonfiction history travel informative slow-paced
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Orkney lies only 20 miles north of mainland Scotland, yet for many centuries its culture was more Scandanavian than Scottish. Strong westerly winds account for the scarcity of trees on Orkney and also for the tradition of well-constructed stone st...

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