Dwarfie Stane

Dwarfie Stane

---

June 15th 2017
15 June 2017 On our way to catch the ferry back to Mainland Orkney, I walked to Dwarfie Stane, a most unusual tomb cut into a solid block of sandstone in about 3000BC. Everard and Eileen live very close to the arrival ferry port of Houton and we had the pleasure of spending another night with them. ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland

---

Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more