Inner Island Tours

Eday is home for several pairs of red-throated divers which can be easily seen displaying and can be photographed at close quarters. The uplands are home to the elusive and rare breeding whimbrel.  Eday's chambered cairns are among the finest on Orkney, as is the impressive standing stone, the Stone of Setter.

A trip to Egilsay is worthwhile to see St. Magnus' Church built by Earl Hakon as penance for slaying Earl Magnus is a much loved island landmark and is one of only two round towered churches built by the Vikings.

The hills of Hoy, the highest in the archipelago, and especially the Old Man of Hoy form the backdrop for many famous Orkney views. Much of the northern end of the island is a RSPB reserve and a good place for raptors (including merlin, peregrine, hen harrier and short-eared owl), bonxies and red-throated divers. The Dwarfie Stane, the Old Man himself and the incomparable Rackwick Bay will complete a day of enjoyment on this island.

The Westness Walk on Rousay's south coast is the most important historical mile in Scotland north of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh's Old Town.  Most impressive is the "Ship of Death", or Midhowe broch and cairn.  We also visit the RSPB's upland reserve.       

Across on the eastern tip of Shapinsay lies a Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve of coastal heath, alive with the colour of lichens and two species of breeding skua.  Castle Bloody is an evocative spot, as is the mesmerising sea stack of the Holm of Burghlee nearby.  The Mor Stein is an impressive - and very large - standing stone.

Trips to Stronsay focus on the spectacular coastal scenery around the Vat of Kirbister, a dramatic sea cave spanned by the finest natural arch in Orkney.  Stronsay is also well known for rare migrants, and September and October guests would do well to opt for this island.

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