Orkney

British

/ ˈɔːknɪ, ˈɔːknɪz /

plural noun

a group of over 70 islands off the N coast of Scotland, separated from the mainland by the Pentland Firth: constitutes an island authority of Scotland; low-lying and treeless; many important prehistoric remains. Administrative centre: Kirkwall. Pop: 19 310 (2003 est). Area: 974 sq km (376 sq miles)

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Archaeologists are to resume digging at the Ness of Brodgar on Orkney after 3D radar technology led to an "extraordinary discovery".

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The digs uncovered 40 structures making up a cluster of buildings which showed it was a significant settlement in prehistoric Orkney.

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This is just one of several revelations in a new three-part series, The Man in the Mask: An Orkney Murder, which is due to air on BBC Scotland.

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Despite the passage of time, the case continues to divide opinion among the Orkney community.

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William Grant is reading out an anonymous letter- which he wrote and handed into the front desk at Kirkwall Police Station in Orkney on 2 September 2006.

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