Monday 22nd June was overcast but dry. Here's a view of the remains of the Earl of Orkney's Palace near to our overnight parking place.

We briefly parked in the disabled space to take on water at the Bay of Skaill.

We then visited Skara Brae, a 5000 year old village which had been preserved under a sand dune until unearthed by a violent storm in recent times. Here's the interior of one of the neolithic houses.

We also visited nearby Skaill House where the owner of the land where Skara Brae was uncovered had lived. Following her death the site and house came under the care of Historic Scotland. As the visitors book shows the Queen had beaten us to it.

Next we visited the Ring of Brodgar, a neolithic stone circle.

Nearby are the Stones of Stenness - larger and less numerous than the Ring of Brodgar.

Ann went inside this chambered tomb, also of neolithic vintage, quite close by to the other monuments.

In Kirkwall, the Capital of Orkney we visited St Magnus' Cathedral.

The Cathedral was built by the Vikings and is generally considered to be the finest medieval building in Northern Scotland.

We moved back from Mainland Orkney to South Ronaldsay for the night. We found this good parking place looking out west to sea. On TV we watched England's footballers knock Norway out of the World Cup!