The ruins of the Earl's Palace seen over the village of Birsay, on Orkney's West Mainland. The image shows a road leading downhill between grassy verges and a wall on the right in the foreground to a village of mixed age. Beyond the village are the extensive honey-coloured ruins of buildings that rise to wall head and chimney height in places. The scene is in sunlight.

The ruins of the Earl's Palace seen over the village of Birsay, on Orkney's West Mainland. It was built using forced labour between 1569 and 1574 by the deeply unloved Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

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The ruins of the Earl's Palace seen over the village of Birsay, on Orkney's West Mainland. The image shows a road leading downhill between grassy verges and a wall on the right in the foreground to a village of mixed age. Beyond the village are the extensive honey-coloured ruins of buildings that rise to wall head and chimney height in places. The scene is in sunlight.

The ruins of the Earl's Palace seen over the village of Birsay, on Orkney's West Mainland. It was built using forced labour between 1569 and 1574 by the deeply unloved Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Orkney #Birsay #WestMainland

Beautifully sunny and just a little wild out west today #bayofskaill #sandwick #westmainland #orkney #scotland #scottishbeach #scottishcoast #skarabrae