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Aerial Views

First radio transmitter built in Orkney A Tom Kent picture from 1923, showing the first radio transmitter built in Orkney, built by John Mac...
Netherbutton- the end Date is estimated, but I'm sure the pylons came down in the eighties. This picture from Peter shows ...
Light pollution This is from an Italian website, which uses false colour to show hotspots pf light pollution, and I'...
1947 County Show 2/3 Here we see some Highland Dancing from the 2 Bt. Seaforths. The pylons in the background are intere...
Looking west from the top of the cathedral Looking west we can see the bowling alley under construction to the left of the blue Hydro store, ne...
Woolies- a fish's eye view If a fish was hanging from the ceiling of Woolies in 1992 having its picture taken by Alan, this is ...
Hatston Pier from the air Looking south east, with Kirkwall on the left of the picture, beside the Peedie Sea, with Scapa and ...
Stromness from the air Wolfgang writes: 'Hamnavoe from the air (1992) ... as seen from D-EEZZ on the way from Kirkwall to...
No. 4 Barrier Willie writes: 'Found this pic of no 4 barrier. Its not great but shows how it was about 20 years a...
Bay of Stove, Sanday I took this yesterday afternoon on the plane back from Shetland. Stretching across the picture fron ...
Kirkwall and St Ola from the South Looking due north yesterday as the plane circled on its approach to Grimsetter. Gairsay and Shapinsa...
View from Cathedral, to NE A Tom Kent picture, date unknown. Looking NE from the Cathedral spire, with the old library dead cen...

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Old coastguard slipway, StronsayTrumland House after the fire in 1985Small turret in the Earl’s Palace gardensA strangely low rainbow over StennessGolta Z Battery, Flotta.Limeade from R.Garden's lemonade factoryJarvie Family 1920The Haven, BrimsFrom the Longhope Lifeboat Museum'The Cats', Balaclava Road, Flotta