Seems to have quite a lot of in depth history for such a small island. Many different ruins throughout the ages. The history of picts has always been a bit of a fascination for me along with Roman history. Tho it was only Roman like buildings here. Not much left of the Earl's Palace but certainly worth an explore along with its history. Great research and explore 👍I'd like to visit the island one day myself
Ey up me duck. Another one I particularly liked, I think because of the location which I really loved the look of for some reason. Yet again a very informative and enjoyable watch 👍🙂
It is amazing how civilisation waxes and wanes over the centuries. I wonder how long ago the island was separated from the mainland. Where the causeway is would have been a strip of land at one point in history. What were Robert's harsh and oppressive measures, Cara? Beautiful video and great narration. Thanks for sharing, Cara.
thanks, its a stunning place. The reports is it always been an island, but that is written records. As for Robert, it said he was a hard ruler of the land, but by how they don't say. what is mainly mentioned is he had many children, but only a few with his wife, and some of mothers were not consenting to the event. doesn't like a nice man.
A wonderful site at Birsay, it was super interesting to listen to the history from Pictish, Norse and beyond. The site is excellently excavated which made for such a cool visit. Thank you for that. Would love to visit there, the surrounding area looks wonderful too! Then onto Robert's Palace, loved the rich history that is entwined in the walls! Beautiful stone work and such an interesting ruin. Thank you Cara xx
Hi Cara it was fabulous to see these ruins, the location is wonderful and I loved the Earls Palace, it looked very well preserved. This whole area is stunning . I'm sure you really enjoyed this visit ~ Anna
Fascinating! Incredibly well preserved site. Wonderful to see the buildings and even a Viking Sauna! Thorfinn sounds an interesting character and it’s interesting how the Norse converted to Christianity around his time. But what a location. Such beauty Cara 😍😍 And then the Palace. That is a huge site also - would have looked so imposing in its day! The Earls of Orkney through the ages seemed to wield huge power and influence! Great stuff!
Hi Cara, what amazing location!s Both places were extensive and absolutely fascinating. I really enjoyed the tour of each and your very interesting narration. Thank you for bringing these places to life 😊👍
thank you cara for another monday history time for me. i do look forward to them. one day maybe my schedule will let me get to one of your sunday premieres. have a great week! 🛴❤
Hi Cara! This was so beautiful and I didn't realize there were palaces up at the Orkneys. It definitely looks like he had a lot of influence and power over the area. Great history and I loved your impressions of how it must have been back in the day - great imagery!
Two lovely places this week Cara, so much has been escavated WOW...so lucky to have you to take me to see this! The castle was an added extra this week...thank you Cara I feel so lucky to have found you to take me to these amazing places and giving me all this amazing history to go along with it...thank you so much!
On the deserted island are the footings outlining the building foundations original or are they placed there to show the outlines of where the historical buildings once stood? I'm always fascinated by these old buildings, their straight lines, intricate details and large stones and left wondering how in the world did they build these massive structures??? At 14:37 is that a stone with a hole cut into it to form a little portal window?
What is there on the island is the remains of the original buildings. I find it odd to visit these places, knowing that many many years ago our ancestors lived there. As for the hole, I think it must have been some kind of window. Thanks for watching and your great comment
Hi Cara What the beautiful storyteller, Cara! Massive historical site! quite long walking tour? hehe As listening to your voice-over..this film makes a whole.. The UK's history...no story without Viking, especially geographic character, surrounded by the sea No wonder the UK used to say having the great Navy.. Anyway, OMGoodness, the ruin is gorgeous to explore.. My eyes are glued to... You must enjoy exploring the rich heritage as I did. Outstanding film! I thank YOU. Are you monetized? or working on hrs. If so I can work on your playlist.Let me know...Cara
Loved this. Thank you for sharing, brought back lots of memories Thanks for all the info too, wish we had seen this before we visited. We visited here whilst we were in Orkney and had a fabulous time. We enjoyed our walk over to the island and the palace. Have a fabulous Bank Holiday weekend
I am ignorant re Scottish history! I did know that the old Scottish family the Sinclairs were hereditary earls of Orkney but obviously they lost their tenure!! Was the castle slighted by Cromwell? Did he venture that far North? I shall have to look this up. Thanks Cara!
I looked it up- Cromwell did take an army to Scotland & fought a major battle at Dunbar where the Scots were defeated. And then defeated Charles II at Worcester ( is that where Charles hid in an oak tree?)& where he had to escape to the South Coast. The castle apparently was in a bad state by the beginning of the 18C! Thanks Cara!
Interesting excavations in the remains of the palace 👍55
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What a beautiful place my friend. 🙂
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Hello from Naples, Florida. A very interesting place to visit, for sure. Thanks for sharing the amazing views with us, have a great week 👍 💯 ❤
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Wow Cara.
What a great share
So beautiful place 😊
It really is, thanks for watching
Watching replay cara hope ur well ❤
Thanks Honey, all good here xx
Impressive, that the layouts of the buildings are still there. Huge palace ruin, cool to see, that there are still so much left to see of it.
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thank you for sharing this great video
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I love when stones are talking , and with you , they do tell so many 💛
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Amazing place thanks for the information
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What a wonderful place....would love to go up there someday
I loved it there. I would love to go back and explore more of the island. Thanks for watching
Such beautiful views, really nice👍
Thank you so much 🙂
Seems to have quite a lot of in depth history for such a small island. Many different ruins throughout the ages. The history of picts has always been a bit of a fascination for me along with Roman history. Tho it was only Roman like buildings here. Not much left of the Earl's Palace but certainly worth an explore along with its history. Great research and explore 👍I'd like to visit the island one day myself
I loved my time on Orkney and its islands. So stunning and so much history. Thanks for watching
Really so beautiful place 💯 ❤😊
Thanks for visiting
Ey up me duck.
Another one I particularly liked, I think because of the location which I really loved the look of for some reason. Yet again a very informative and enjoyable watch 👍🙂
Thank you so much :-)
Awesome castle and naration
Thank you kindly!
Fantastic tour Cara, always packed with plenty of history.
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What’s an amazing place and what a scale. Fantastic to see so much of it above ground. 👌♥️
thank you so much
Wow, that Pict slab is something else. What an amazing place with such an amazing storyline. The palace looks massive, thank you for sharing 😊
it was amazing island to visit, loved it there :-) thanks for watching
It is amazing how civilisation waxes and wanes over the centuries. I wonder how long ago the island was separated from the mainland. Where the causeway is would have been a strip of land at one point in history. What were Robert's harsh and oppressive measures, Cara? Beautiful video and great narration. Thanks for sharing, Cara.
thanks, its a stunning place. The reports is it always been an island, but that is written records. As for Robert, it said he was a hard ruler of the land, but by how they don't say. what is mainly mentioned is he had many children, but only a few with his wife, and some of mothers were not consenting to the event. doesn't like a nice man.
Curious but interesting place, enjoyed it👍
Thank you :-)
A wonderful tour Cara 😊 you picked some pretty amazing places to visit whilst you were in Orkney.
Thank you, Orkeny is a history lovers dream :-)
Great videos cara What a wonderful place for a visit.
Thank you :-)
What a beauutiful island cara the ruins loooked so eerie and and it made it look like you were on another planet .fantastic
Thank you, compared to Wiltshire, it felt like i was on a different planet. :-)
Now that was interesting Cara. Great info and fabulous locations. 👍🏻
Thanks so much!
amazing place 52 lik.e
Thank you very much!
We were there last week. Someone had built a tiny stone circle on the beach.
That’s so cool, lovely place. Really loved Orkney
Hello Cara 👋. Stunning and gorgeous journey 👍. Absolutely beautiful and perfect to visit. Have a great day 👍❤️🇩🇪.
thank you so much for watching
Great video Cara. Wishing you a fantastic upcoming week 😊
Thank you so much!
What a wonderful place for a visit. Thank you muchly for sharing. 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you :-)
A wonderful site at Birsay, it was super interesting to listen to the history from Pictish, Norse and beyond. The site is excellently excavated which made for such a cool visit. Thank you for that. Would love to visit there, the surrounding area looks wonderful too! Then onto Robert's Palace, loved the rich history that is entwined in the walls! Beautiful stone work and such an interesting ruin. Thank you Cara xx
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment ❤️
Such a nice and beautiful hisstorical place, thanks for sharing your footage
Thanks for watching
Good video what a massive area to explore. Thanks for sharing with us Open Minded Wonderer 👍
Thank you so much ☺️
The journey was breathtaking and magnificent. It was truly exquisite and ideal for exploration, thank you for sharing👍🥰
Thank you so much
Beautiful history.. Thanks Cara. 👍💯🤗💐🚶🚶🏼♀️
Thank you 🤩
Hi Cara it was fabulous to see these ruins, the location is wonderful and I loved the Earls Palace, it looked very well preserved. This whole area is stunning . I'm sure you really enjoyed this visit ~ Anna
I loved Orkney, the history was just so well looked after. Thanks for watching 😊
Fascinating! Incredibly well preserved site. Wonderful to see the buildings and even a Viking Sauna!
Thorfinn sounds an interesting character and it’s interesting how the Norse converted to Christianity around his time.
But what a location. Such beauty Cara 😍😍
And then the Palace. That is a huge site also - would have looked so imposing in its day!
The Earls of Orkney through the ages seemed to wield huge power and influence!
Great stuff!
It such an interesting area, history i wasn't expecting :-) thanks for watching
That was wonderful! The excavation site and ruins were beautiful. Wonderful hearing about the history of these places! 😊
Thank you so much
Hi Cara, what amazing location!s Both places were extensive and absolutely fascinating. I really enjoyed the tour of each and your very interesting narration. Thank you for bringing these places to life 😊👍
Thank you so much :-)
Beautiful my friend good morning 👍👍👍❤❤❤❤
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@@openmindedwonderer sharing video my friend 👍👍👍❤❤❤❤
Beautifull place.
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Superb video Cara! Two great sites thanks for putting them on our map! Have a great week ahead ❤
Thank you so much for watching. Hope
You are having a great week
thank you cara for another monday history time for me. i do look forward to them. one day maybe my schedule will let me get to one of your sunday premieres. have a great week! 🛴❤
Thank you so much :-)
Hi Cara! This was so beautiful and I didn't realize there were palaces up at the Orkneys. It definitely looks like he had a lot of influence and power over the area. Great history and I loved your impressions of how it must have been back in the day - great imagery!
Thank you, the island is stunning, but i was also shocked that there was a palace there. Thanks for watching
Beautiful footage and setting! Thumbs up from Canada!
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Watching premiere bestie open minded Wonderer ❤ this is so beautiful ❤ have a great Sunday ❤ hugs from Hendo and Rita
Thank you so much 🤗
Two lovely places this week Cara, so much has been escavated WOW...so lucky to have you to take me to see this! The castle was an added extra this week...thank you Cara I feel so lucky to have found you to take me to these amazing places and giving me all this amazing history to go along with it...thank you so much!
Thank you so much Donna, your comments really mean so much ❤️
On the deserted island are the footings outlining the building foundations original or are they placed there to show the outlines of where the historical buildings once stood? I'm always fascinated by these old buildings, their straight lines, intricate details and large stones and left wondering how in the world did they build these massive structures??? At 14:37 is that a stone with a hole cut into it to form a little portal window?
What is there on the island is the remains of the original buildings. I find it odd to visit these places, knowing that many many years ago our ancestors lived there.
As for the hole, I think it must have been some kind of window. Thanks for watching and your great comment
Hi Cara
What the beautiful storyteller, Cara!
Massive historical site! quite long walking tour? hehe
As listening to your voice-over..this film makes a whole..
The UK's history...no story without Viking, especially geographic character, surrounded by the sea
No wonder the UK used to say having the great Navy..
Anyway, OMGoodness, the ruin is gorgeous to explore..
My eyes are glued to...
You must enjoy exploring the rich heritage as I did.
Outstanding film! I thank YOU.
Are you monetized? or working on hrs. If so I can work on your playlist.Let me know...Cara
Thanks honey, I’m still getting my watch hours. 700hrs to go 😊.
@@openmindedwonderer Ok..look into your playlist
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Great share
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These places are beautiful.
Thanks a lot for this nice sharing!
Greetings from Switzerland
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Wow, nice share, amazing ancient site
Thanks for visiting
The palace ruins were fascinating. Very interesting place.
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Loved this.
Thank you for sharing, brought back lots of memories
Thanks for all the info too, wish we had seen this before we visited.
We visited here whilst we were in Orkney and had a fabulous time.
We enjoyed our walk over to the island and the palace.
Have a fabulous Bank Holiday weekend
Such an amazing place, so glad you went. Looking forward to seeing where else your adventure takes you 😊
Amazing history in these places. Take care 🧸🐻
Thank you :-)
thanks for this interesting place
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I will run you when I get home. Do you have a master playlist?
Thanks honey, yes I do ❤️
Nice work as always 👍
Thanks for the visit
I am ignorant re Scottish history! I did know that the old Scottish family the Sinclairs were hereditary earls of Orkney but obviously they lost their tenure!! Was the castle slighted by Cromwell? Did he venture that far North? I shall have to look this up. Thanks Cara!
I don't think Cromwell came up this far. To be far i am learning alot about the Scottish history :-)
I looked it up- Cromwell did take an army to Scotland & fought a major battle at Dunbar where the Scots were defeated. And then defeated Charles II at Worcester ( is that where Charles hid in an oak tree?)& where he had to escape to the South Coast. The castle apparently was in a bad state by the beginning of the 18C! Thanks Cara!
@@dianarolph1770 thanks for this, learnt some new today. Thank you 🤩
Yes it was Worcester that he hide in a oak tree.
One of the explorers I find most interesting, John Rae (1813 - 1893), was an Orkneyman. 🧭
oh cool, i will have a look. Thanks you