Etchings of Orkney by The Duchess of Sutherland
These are the images of Orkney, taken from Views in Orkney and on the North-Eastern Coast of Scotland by the Duchess of Sutherland. They were sketched in 1805, and published privately in 1807.
Stroma. The northern ocean in vast whirls boils o'er the naked melancholy isles of farthest Thule.
Orkney Islands seen from the East
Orkney Islands from the East. Dunnet Head is on the mainland of Scotland.
Hoy Kirkwall. mainland South Ronaldsay
Orkney Islands from the South
There can be confusion: the biggest island on Orkney is called Mainland.
Pentland Skerries
Orkney Islands from the North
The Pentland Skerries are rocky islands, on one of which can be seen a lighthouse. This was built by the Stevensons in 1794. I think the headland just seen on the far right is the north-eastern tip of mainland Scotland.
Cathedral of St Magnus
Tomb in the Cathedral
Arch in the Cathedral
Inside of the Cathedral
Street in Kirkwall
Doorway of the Earl's Palace
Hall of the Earl's Palace
The ruins of the Earl's Palace can be found near the Cathedral in Kirkwall.
Inside of the Hall
Chimney in the Hall
Hills of Hoy
The Dwarfy Stone
The Dwarfie Stane is a megalithic chambered tomb on Hoy.
Manse of Frith Hills of Orphir and Rondal
Bay of Frith
Hills of Hoy Mainland (Orkney?)
View from Hoy
Eastern Circle of the Stones of Stennis
Western Circle of the Stones of Stennis
Stromness
Stromness
The Duchess also added images of Rosslyn Chapel, on the basis that it was founded by William St Clair, Earl of Orkney and Caithness.
Rosslyn Chapel
Column in Rosslyn Chapel
Tomb of Sir William St Clair
Hawthornden
On the opposite bank of the River Eske.
Doorway in Rosslyn Chapel