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Orkney Riddle Index

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  Orkney Riddle  Index This is the southern tip of South Ronaldsay,  close to the Tomb of the Eagles.  The island offshore is called the Pentland Skerries. It is attached to a shoal of underwater shallow seabed, called the Sandy Riddle. Hence, the Orkney Riddle.  Here is the index to the blogs that make up the Orkney Riddle, research that touches the surface to suggest what really happened in the land of the Simmerdim.   A Bizarre Idea  Neolithic people walking to Orkney! That's the bizarre idea.  The Orkney Vole  It's a bit of a mystery how the vole delivered itself from Belgium to Orkney without passing through England and Scotland.    They Must Have Had Boats  That's what I have been told. Sorry, I don't believe it. Neolithic Migration to Orkney   This is a very brief summary of what may have happened in Orkney between 3500BC, and 2500BC. Pentland Firth  Crossing the Pentland Firth is exciting on a modern boat. It ...