The saying goes, scratch the surface in Orkney and it bleeds archaeology. Recently after storm tides etc a rare Pictish stone was found on the Orkney Mainland, revealed by the tide. See full details
here
And you might also like (in true Amazon website fashion - haha) this wee film of Shapinsay, one of the smaller Orkney islands.
Click here.
Amazing what the weather will uncover! The cross slab seems to have held up well, considering its age. The relief work still looks so vibrant.
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