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The Nuckelavee is Orkney's heavy-metal version of the centaur.
It appears as a horse and rider, but entirely skinless. As well as having long arms to scoop up unwary travellers, it also spreads plague and crop blight.

Few who see it live https://t.co/0fpRw1u1yp

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2020-10-22

Not forgetting our northerly island neighbours Here's Between the Showers, Fair Isle by Orkney's Stanley Cursiter for anyone who's missing seeing the sea

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2020-04-14

Neolithic dog reveals tales behind Orkney's monuments: https://t.co/j5PiuX2ypc via

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2019-04-13

The Watch Stone leads the way in World Heritage Site 😍 📷 by https://t.co/PuOhrp8wkc

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2019-02-14

Tune in to BBC Radio Orkney's Tullimentan show tonight (Wednesday 24 October) to hear Barbara Rae CBE RA RSA discuss her exhibition The Northwest Passage, currently on display at the Pier Arts Centre

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2018-10-24