Ancient Stones & Dramatic Landscapes

Enjoy a panoramic drive through the pastoral landscape of Orkney’s west mainland to the Bay of Skail for dramatic views of the rugged coastline and the pounding, rolling waves of the Atlantic Ocean. View the Hole o’Rowe -a natural worn hole in the headland that the sea explodes through on a wild and windy day. In the distance view the magnificent sandstone Cliffs of Yesnaby.

Continuing to the heart of Neolithic Orkney, designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1999, a stop will be made at the great ceremonial stone circle known as Ring of Brodgar. Set on the Ness of Brodgar, a strip of land between the lochs of Harray and Stenness, this astonishing monument is the third largest stone circle in the British Isles. Only 27 stones now remain of what is believed to have been a perfect circle of more than 60 stones when it was formed approximately 4,500 years ago.
On the return drive, you’ll pass by the imposing Standing Stones of Stenness, one of the earliest stone circles in Britain dating back 5,000 years.