[dopts id="6"] The Kelp Store near the Old Pier has been renovated by Papay Development Trust, and it is now open as a Craft & Heritage Centre. It was used for storing […]
Papay: Heritage
Boat Nausts
Walking around the shores of Papay one can see a number of these boat shelters cut into the dunes. The lack of any natural harbour here meant that the fishing […]
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Holland Farm
At the centre of the island is the impressive steading of Holland, which until the end of the 19th century was the hub of a large estate which owned all […]
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St Tredwell’s Chapel
On a small promontory jutting into St Tredwell’s Loch from the east, is a confusion of ruined buildings. At the core of the mound is an Iron Age fortification, but […]
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The Holm of Papay
Papay Development Trust now offer a boat service to get to the Holm from Papay itself. The south tomb is an exceptionally large Neolithic chambered cairn, with unusual carvings on […]
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St Boniface Kirk
Two Pictish cross-slabs that were found in the kirkyard at St Boniface are evidence that there has been a kirk on this site since at least the late 7th century […]
Knap of Howar
The Knap of Howar is not only one of the most significant archaeological sites in Orkney, but the site of the oldest standing houses in northern Europe. These two buildings […]
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