The medals for the first International Island Games to be held in Orkney will feature an image of the islands' famous ...

An iconic Orkney landmark has inspired the medals that will be presented at this summer’s Island Games.

Most henges do not contain standing stones ... slides as a slightly darker green line beyond the stones. The stones are made of local sandstone, which can be split into thin slabs. Located in Orkney, ...

Judges picked islander Jodie Brown's standing stones medal design to feature on all 1,272 medals presented at Orkney 2025.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Beautifully crafted medals for the Games are unveiled in all their glory Thursday April 3 marks just 100 days to go until the ...

They had Stone Age technology ... survived, so Orkney is already punching above its weight,” says Antonia Thomas, an archaeologist at the University of the Highlands and Islands.

Islands were sliding by in the North ... called "Mainland" and then go on unfettered by logic from there. But Orkney's trump card is history: Stone Age history, Viking history, World War naval ...

Read more: 25 Gorgeous Islands For Vacationing That Won't Break The Bank Experts believe that the mysterious Calanais Standing ... a second stone circle on the island of Orkney.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Orkney Islands Council (OIC ... Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge, Maeshowe Chambered Cairn, and the Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge) are ...

The medals feature a representation of Orkney's standing stones The medals for the first International Island Games to be held in Orkney will feature an image of the islands' famous standing stones.