In August, a study claimed an altar stone from Stonehenge had been transported from the Orkney Islands. A new study rejects ...

The legendary stone circle has been shrouded in mystery for centuries (Picture: Shutterstock) The quest to find the origins of Stonehenge’s iconic Altar Stone continues – just weeks after ...

Mr Clarke, a PhD student within Curtin’s School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the discovery holds ‘signifance’ for ...

The discovery uncovered that it came from sandstone deposits in an area known as as the Orcadian Basin, which encompasses the isles of Orkeny and Shetland and a coastal strip of Scotland.

The Orcadian media outlet reported “The teams who will compete in the football competition at next year’s Orkney Island Games has been drawn. ”With the men and women’s competitions ...

Orcadian film fans will have the first opportunity to witness the adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir when it is shown at the Pheonix Cinema on Saturday, September 21. The film is released ...

No matter how powerful generative AI becomes, writer Ted Chiang says it will never create true art. Chiang is one of the most admired science-fiction authors writing today, best known for the ...

This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. On the front page is news that a Kirkwall woman who lost her voice in January has been given hope. After eight months of ...