A (very) brief history of Burray and South Ronaldsay – the later years
Scottish and British rule (1472 CE- ) One of the striking features of this era is that, compared to its forerunner, the ‘Viking / Norse / Scandinavian Period’, relatively little attention has been given to Orkney, Shetland, and other islands by mainstream writers. Yet it was a time (particularly from 1540 to 1814) when … Read more