The magical Stones of Stenness circle and henge on Orkney's West Mainland, with the mountains of Hoy in the distance. The stones you see today are part of a ring of 12 tall stones and a surrounding ditch from between 3000BC and 2500BC. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/westmainland/stennessstones/index.html

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The remarkable "firehoose" at Kirbuster Museum on Orkney's West Mainland. This part of the farmstead dates back at least as far as 1595, and the smoke from the peat fire simply makes its way out of a hole or "lum" left in the roof. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/westmainland/kirbustermuseum/index.html

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Part of the Ring of Brodgar stone circle, superbly located between the Loch of Stenness and the Loch of Harray on Orkney's West Mainland. When erected, over 4,000 years ago, 60 stones stood here: now there are 36. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/westmainland/ringofbrodgar/index.html

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There's nowhere quite like Stromness in Orkney. It stretches for over a mile along the shore of Hamnavoe, an inlet of Scapa Flow. The core of the town is a main street that twists and turns between the shoreline and the hillside behind. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/stromness/stromness/index.html

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The ruins of the Earl's Palace seen over the village of Birsay, on Orkney's West Mainland. It was built using forced labour between 1569 and 1574 by the deeply unloved Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/westmainland/earlspalace/index.html

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