The Orkney Folklore and Storytelling Centre

The Orkney Folklore and Storytelling Centre sits in 3.5 acres in the middle of the UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘The Heart Of Neolithic Orkney’.

The Orkney Folklore and Storytelling Centre is a traditional Orkney Farmhouse,dated 1900. The original Via croft settlement,mid 18th Century, sits behind the Centre. The land called VIA means, in the old Orkney Norn language, ‘A Sacred Place ‘. There are 2 archaeological sites on this land, the Cromlech called the Stones of Via and a large Bronze Age burial mound.

Sit in the Orkney Folklore and Heritage library with its old Orkney books,maps and 19th Century photographs of Orkney’s fishing and farming peoples.

Take our Google tour on www.orkneystorytelling.com

SEEING ISLAND STORIES

An exhibition and telling of tales created in pastels, inks, photos and words.

explore storytelling pathways of Orkney legends and lore in the exhibition, and listen to STORIES OF THE SHORELINE at 2pm and 4pm.

The story telling will last 45minutes. To book email peatfire@orkneyattractions.com or phone 01856 841207