Orkney & Shetland
Up here at Britain's top end it can feel more Scandinavian than Scottish, and no wonder. For the Vikings, the jaunt across the North Sea from Norway was as easy as a stroll down to the local mead hall and they soon controlled these windswept, treeless archipelagos, laying down longhouses alongside the stony remains of ancient prehistoric settlements.
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Top places to visit in Orkney & Shetland
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Attraction in OrkneySkara Brae -
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Attraction in KirkwallSt Magnus Cathedral - Attraction in KirkwallHighland Park Distillery
- Attraction in ShetlandScalloway Museum
- Attraction in OrkneyMidhowe Cairn & Broch
- Attraction in KirkwallEarl's Palace
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Attraction in ShetlandSumburgh Head Visitor Centre
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