Orkney - The Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands - page 328

ST MAGNUS CATHEDRAL, KIRKWALL

Highlights

1 Maes Howe Orkney's - and Europe's - finest
Neolithic chambered tomb. See p.337
2 Skara Brae Mesmerizing Neolithic homes,
crammed with domestic detail. See p.338
3 St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall Beautiful
red-sandstone cathedral built by the Vikings.
See p.343
4 Tomb of the Eagles Privately owned
Neolithic site on South Ronaldsay where you
slide in on a trolley to view inside. See p.348
5 Rackwick Experience splendid isolation,
rumbling rocky beach and the famous Old Man
of Hoy. See p.350

6 Scapa Flow Visitor Centre Learn about
the wartime history of Orkney's great natural
harbour and the scuttling of the German Fleet.
See p.352
7 Westray Thriving Orkney island with sea-bird
colonies, sandy beaches and a ruined castle.
See p.357
8 North Ronaldsay Orkney's northernmost
island features a bird observatory, seaweed-
eating sheep and Britain's tallest land-based
lighthouse. See p.366

HIGHLIGHTS ARE MARKED ON THE MAP ON P.332