Orkney

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Justin Foulkes

Midhowe cairn and broch, Rousay.

Why visit Orkney

There’s a magic to Orkney that you begin to feel as soon as the Scottish mainland slips astern. Only a few short miles of ocean separate the chain of islands from Scotland's north coast, but the Pentland Firth is one of Europe’s most dangerous waterways, a graveyard of ships that adds an extra mystique to these islands shimmering in the sea mists.

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  1. 1 Scouring for mythological monsters and impeccable views at the notorious Loch Ness
  2. 2 Walking in the footsteps of Mary, Queen of Scots, at the opulent and well-preserved Holyrood Palace
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