Kirkwall Airport 1 hr 19
St Magnus Cathedral (1 hr 15)
Soaring, multi-hued sandstone originally founded by the Vikings, Britain's most northerly cathedral. Highland Park Whisky Distillery (1 hr 15)
Guided tours through an 18th-century, malt-whisky distillery that conclude with a wee dram or two. Brough of Birsay (1 hr 17)
This uninhabited tidal island with a lighthouse is home to the ruins of Pictish & Norse settlements. Egilsay (47 min) Maeshowe (1 hr 8)
Tours are offered of this large neolithic chambered tomb illuminated by the setting midwinter sun. Skara Brae Prehistoric Village (1 hr 22)
The ruins of 8 houses dating from roughly 3000BC with a modern visitor centre telling their tale. Standing Stones of Stenness (1 hr 9)
Remains of 4 Neolithic standing stones with a central hearth area once used for cooking. Ring of Brodgar (1 hr 11)
Dramatic upright stone circle dating from the late Neolithic period, with ditch and causeways. Skaill House (1 hr 20)
History, architecture, and museum The Orkney Museum (1 hr 15)
Exhibits & artefacts on the area's history from the Stone Age to present day in a 1570s townhouse. Bay of Skaill (1 hr 21)
Beach, prehistory, archaeological excavation, and history Broch of Gurness (1 hr 4)
Iron age, ancient history, and history Bishop’s and Earl's Palaces (1 hr 15)
Enduring stone ruins of 2 ornate palaces built in the 1100s & in 1606 in the Renaissance-style. | 
