Rugged coastlines, fertile farmlands, and ancient villages steeped in Viking history. This is what awaits in Orkney, an archipelago of some 70 islands scattered like jewels off Scotland’s north coast.

There's more to Scotland than Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands. While many visitors make a beeline for tourist hotspots like the scenic Isle of Skye and its breathtaking landscapes, venture to the ...

Off the north coast of Scotland, Orkney’s soft green landscapes hold a trove of things from everyday life before history was written. More than 3,000 archaeological sites — among them standing stone ...

Farmer Raymond Brown used his tractor to remove two large sections from the beach The wreckage of an old wooden ship which was discovered on an Orkney beach is beginning to break up. Attempts to ...

It's 7:30 in the morning, and David Seth Moltz is excited. He's spent the last hour or so thumbing through a mini-guide of Scottish wildflowers, where the plants are grouped by habitat (Highlands, ...