Orkney Calendar 2001

We publish calendars annually of the following areas: Orkney, Shetland, Western Isles and Caithness. The calendars are the same design as for previous years, with a size of 21x21cm. The pictures are of course all new.  As usual the calendars are widely available in each area, but may be ordered direct, either via e-mail charles.tait@zetnet.co.uk, telephone or fax. Retail price is £4.50 per calendar plus UK postage and packing of £1. Overseas post and packaging is extra at cost (US, Canada and Australia $10US including airmail). Payment by Visa, Mastercard or American Express is preferred.  2001 calendars will be published in July 2000.  Copies may be reserved by e-mail for delivery on publication or later. We also accept orders by phone, fax or mail (see above).

Sunset over the Hoy Hills and Hoy Sound from Stenness.

January		Snow at Yesnaby on the west coast is unusual. In this case the blizzard came from the east and created dramatic snow cornices on the cliffs briefly.
February		Kirkwall Harbour Basin is home to many fishing a nd pleasure boats and is much visited by yachts in the summer.
March		Marwick Head, Birsay from Buckquoy. It was off here that HMS Hampshire sank after striking a mine in 1916.
April		The Graemeshall Battery was built after the attack of U47 in 1939 and guarded Holm Sound until the completion of the Churchill Barriers.
May		Westray is to some the "Queen of the Isles" and certainly in summertime is a mass of wild flowers.
June		Sule Stack is host to a large breeding colony of Gannets. The name means Sula Stakkur or Gannet Stack in Old Norse and has about 5,000 pairs of Gannets each year.
July		Skara Brae is Orkney's unique 5,000 year-old Neolithic village. Now part of a World Heriatge Site and with a new Visitor Centre it is an essential place to visit.
August		Stromness was known to the Norse as "Hamnavoe" and is the main ferry port to Scotland and Shetland. It has particularly attractive streets and houses with piers.
September		St Magnus Cathedral was established in 1137 in memory of the martyred Earl Magnus, and is today the "Pride of the North". The building has resemblance to Dunfermline Abbey and Durham Cathedral and is especially attractive inside.
October		Sunset over Scapa Flow from Orphir. The main base of the British Home Fleet in WW1 and WW2 is now quiet apart from visiting scuba divers and oil tankers calling to fill up at the Flotta Oil Terminal.
November		The Ring of Brodgar is our answer ro Stonehenge and also part of the World Heritage Site. Unlike its southern counterpart it is possible to freely visit this remarkable monument whenever one wishes.
December		The Ba' Game is played every Christmas and New Year's Day in the streets of Kirkwall between the Uppies and the Doonies. Magnus shot this especially dramatic picture of the throw-up on 1st January 2000.