Be Prepared - 30 Things. For warm hospitality and outstanding cuisine. An excellent base from which to enjoy the natural delights, archaeology and sights of interest on these beautiful islands, without the congestion of day-tripping cruise liner tourists. The scenic beauty of crossing the Churchill barriers over Scapa Flow.

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The crossing takes approximately one hour during which you will sail through the Pentland Firth and into the Orkney Archipelago. This is the shortest and quickest sea route to Orkney with your car.

Perched above the dramatic South Ronaldsay cliffs, the Isbister Chambered Cairn - better known today as the Tomb of the Eagles - is one of Orkney s top archaeological sites. Discovered by chance by local farmer Ronnie Simison in the 1950s, the Stone Age tomb revealed an amazing collection of bones and artefacts, placed here some 5,000 years ago. More than 50 years after Ronnie Simison came across these remarkable sites, his family invite you to come and enjoy these well-loved visitor attractions.

What does Scotland mean to you? In preparation for Scottish Tourism Week. Are inviting everyone in the industry to input one word describing what Scotland means to them into their Word Cloud. The Word Cloud was launched at the Scottish Tourism Alliance October Conference, with Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, entering the first word on Wednesday 8 October 2014. Monday, 8 December 2014.