With our quick adventure coming to an end, we spent the day doing two of our favourite walks. A walk around the Brough of Birsay and a walk around the Cliffs of Yesnaby out to the Castle of Yesnaby (a Sea Stack). Later, We also had to return the Rental Car, so we had a little walk around Kirkwall. So there are few pictures from Kirkwall and out in Orphir before I packed up all the Camera gear for the trip back home.
Brough of Birsay
The Brough of Birsay is an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay. It is located around 13 miles north of Stromness and features the remains of Pictish and Norse settlements as well as a modern light house.
The island is accessible on foot at low tide via a largely natural causeway. It is separated from the mainland by a 240-metre (790-foot) stretch of water at high tide: the Sound of Birsay. You need to get back onto the mainland of Orkney or you risk being stranded for up to 12 hours while the tides rise and fall. The Orkney weather makes this not very appealing unless you are super prepared.
Yesnaby
Yesnaby is an area in Sandwick , on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae. It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas. A car park, coastal trail and interpretive panels serve visitors. The area is popular with climbers because of Yesnaby Castle, a two-legged sea stack just south of the Brough of Bigging. The stack is sometimes described as a smaller version of the Old Man of Hoy. Yesnaby is also one of the very few places where tine flower Primula scotica grows. Unfortunately, they only come out later in the year, so we missed them this time.
Kirkwall and Ophir last views
A few pictures from Kirkwall and out in Orphir before I packed up all the Camera gear for the trip back home.
