Locations Used in Bloody Orkney

The settings used in 'Bloody Orkney' are real places: though of course there have been many changes since 1942. Modern pictures of many of them are shown below. You can find out more about Kirkwall here; about St Magnus Cathedral here; about the Bishop's Palace here; about Stromness here; about the Ness Battery here; about the Ring of Brodgar here; about the Stones of Stenness here; about Hoy here; about Lyness here; about Scapa Bay here; and about Edinburgh here. All links go to feature pages on Undiscovered Scotland.

Kirkwall Hotel and Harbour

Kirkwall Hotel and Harbour


St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall

St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall


Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall

Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall


A View of Stromness

A View of Stromness


The Stromness Hotel (Mackay's Hotel)

The Stromness Hotel (Mackay's Hotel)


Stromness Main Street

Stromness Main Street


The Ness Battery

The Ness Battery


Ness Battery Murals

Ness Battery Murals


The Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar


The Stones of Stenness

The Stones of Stenness


The Tin Cottage

The Tin Cottage


View Over Lyness and Scapa Flow

View Over Lyness and Scapa Flow


Scapa Bay

Scapa Bay


The North British/Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh

The North British/Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh


Distant View of (the Private) Gruinard House

Distant View of (the Private) Gruinard House


Gruinard Bay and Gruinard Island

Gruinard Bay and Gruinard Island