

The ferry Pentalina docked at St Margaret's Hope, Mainland, in the Orkney Islands. Photos by Neville Peat. : Orkney - a land apart
The ferry Pentalina docked at St Margaret's Hope, Mainland, in the Orkney Islands. Photos by Neville Peat. : Orkney - a land apart


St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. : Orkney - a land apart
St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. : Orkney - a land apart


Neville Peat meets Orkney peat at an extraction site at Hobbister Moor. The blocks of peat are drying off before transport to the kilns of Highland Park Distillery. : Orkney - a land apart
Neville Peat meets Orkney peat at an extraction site at Hobbister Moor. The blocks of peat are drying off before transport to the kilns of Highland Park Distillery. : Orkney - a land apart


Green paddocks and grey buildings are staples of the Orkney landscape. : Orkney - a land apart
Green paddocks and grey buildings are staples of the Orkney landscape. : Orkney - a land apart


The Italian Chapel at Lambholm. : Orkney - a land apart
The Italian Chapel at Lambholm. : Orkney - a land apart


Ornate artwork in the chancel area of the little church. : Orkney - a land apart
Ornate artwork in the chancel area of the little church. : Orkney - a land apart


The Madonna and Child and surrounding artwork. : Orkney - a land apart
The Madonna and Child and surrounding artwork. : Orkney - a land apart
Orkney - a land apart
Dunedin writer Neville Peat visits a fabled Far North place of selkies and standing stones, with a human history so old the Vikings appear relative...
