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Category: Industrial Heritage

North Ronaldsay beacon (Dan Lee)
Industrial Heritage ORCA

Industrial heritage project launches end with event in North Ronaldsay

The last of the launch events for ORCA’s new industrial heritage project takes place in Rousay today, Monday, April 29, 2024.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, April 29, 2024 (8:51am)Monday, April 29, 2024 (9:28am)
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Shapinsay Gas House (ORCA)
Industrial Heritage ORCA

Invitation to Shapinsay’s industrial heritage project launch

ORCA’s new industrial heritage project reaches Shapinsay next week, with a launch event on March 14.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, March 8, 2024 (8:10am)Friday, March 8, 2024 (8:22am)
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Industrial Heritage ORCA

Link: Looking forward to Rousay launch and back to a ‘brilliant day’ in Eday

A reminder of tomorrow’s industrial heritage project launch in Papay and looking back to Eday’s.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, February 29, 2024 (8:55am)Thursday, February 29, 2024 (12:41pm)
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(📷 Dan Lee)
Industrial Heritage ORCA

Dates set for industrial heritage project launches in Papay and Rousay

Dates have been set for the next two launch events for ORCA‘s new project looking at industrial heritage in Orkney’s North Isles.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, February 15, 2024 (10:22am)Thursday, February 15, 2024 (10:22am)
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Eday landscape. (📷 ORCA)
Industrial Heritage ORCA

Industrial heritage project launch events in Eday

The launch of ORCA‘s new industrial heritage project reaches Eday this week, with a talk, workshop and site visits.

By Sigurd TowrieSunday, February 11, 2024 (8:50am)Thursday, February 15, 2024 (9:51am)
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Stove, Sanday. (Dan Lee)
Industrial Heritage ORCA

Industrial heritage project launch in Sanday

The launch of ORCA’s new industrial heritage project reaches Sanday this week, with a talk, workshop and fieldtrip on Monday and Tuesday.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, December 7, 2023 (12:53pm)Sunday, December 10, 2023 (11:06am)
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(📷 ORCA)
Industrial Heritage ORCA

Stronsay launch for North Isles industrial heritage project

The first in a series of events to launch a new project looking at the industrial heritage of Orkney’s North Isles takes place in Stronsay next week.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, November 9, 2023 (1:05pm)Saturday, November 11, 2023 (12:36pm)
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Papay Road Roller (Dan Lee)
Industrial Heritage ORCA

‘From peat spade to tangle trade’ – new project to investigate North Isles’ industrial heritage

A new ORCA-led project to research Orkney’s industrial heritage in the North Isles is about to get under way.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, October 12, 2023 (5:16pm)Tuesday, October 17, 2023 (1:28pm)
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