Damis eý, a dam(n) difficult meaning to work out - Ragna's Islands: A New Saga Damsay lies in the Bay of Firth almost within touching distance of Mainland. It occurs in the Saga of the Earls of Orkney (Orkneyinga saga) several times. We are told, for instance, that Damsay was visible from a hill on the estate of Orphir and that it was possible to see upon it the ‘castle… ...

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Looking across at #cuween #neolithic #tomb #wideford hill #grimbister and #damsay islands in the #bayoffirth #firth #orkney. We've had a wee bit of snow overnight 😍

Looking down on #BayofFirth #Finstown #Orkney you can see #islands #Damsay and #Grimbister video ends with #boggy #peatland our site for #augering #environmentalarchaeology #archaeobotany #palynology revealing #prehistoric #landscapes