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20/07/05
Mosaic of
Castle
Sinclair Girnigoe
at Wick Airport |
22/07/05
Kirkwall
Reception |
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23/07/05
Skara Brae |
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Maes Howe |
Highland
Park |
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24/07/05
St Magnus
Cathedral |
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Norwegian Flag hangs opposite the Union Flag |
The Clan
Sinclair Pipe Band outside St Magnus Cathedral |
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1914-1918
War Memorial includes George M
Laird |
Plaque commemorating the link
between the Cathedral and
The
Fjære
Kirke, Bringsværd,
Southern Norway |
The plaque
was sent
on St Ragnvald's day, 20th August 1987. |
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Memorial
for the "ROYAL OAK", sunk in Scapa Flow by a German U-Boat
in 1939 |
St Olaf |
Memorial to Norwegian
King Haakon Haakonson
who died at Kirkwall after his
defeat at Largs in 1263 |
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The
Sinclair Cross
in the East Window |
Burial
place of St Magnus |
Lineage of
the Norse Earls of Orkney |
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The Site of
Kirkwall
Castle, Prince Henry's Castle |
The Ring of
Brodgar |
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Viking
Graffiti:
"Bjørn" |
Hoy in the
background |
Looking
towards
Maes Howe |
Brough of
Birsay &
Norse Longhouses |
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Tidal Race:
19 knots Atlantic to North Sea |
25/07/05
Italian
Flag: Scapa Flow in background. Italian Chapel |
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Pentland
Skerries from South Ronaldsay |
Caithness
from South Ronaldsay |
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Scapa Flow |
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26/07/05
Wildlife
Cruise: Clan piped aboard |
The Master
of the "PENTLAND VENTURE" is also a piper |
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Duncansby
Head |
Stroma |
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Dunnet
Head: North Sea meets theAtlantic |
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Berrie at
the wheel |
Sea Caves
and bird colonies at Duncansby Head |
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Duncansby
Stacks |
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North Coast
Sea Adventure's RIB |
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Approaching
John O' Groats |
Mary Selver
at Castle of Mey Gardens |
27/07/05
Dancer at
the Ceilidh |
George with
his new pipe banner |
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Clan Pipe
Band with the Drums of the Wick Pipe Band |
Fireworks
at Castle Sinclair Girnigoe |
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28/07/05
Noss Head
Fun Day: George on the Clay Pigeon Trap |
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Mary
Newberry hits her first clay |
Rory
Sinclair takes his best shot |
Annabel
Laird gets some pointers |
Sarah Laird
casts in the fly competion |
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Try, try,
and try again |
Success, to
be enjoyed in 8 years' time |
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Ian of Noss
leads his highland cattle, in the background |
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29/07/05
Clan
Sinclair Pipe Band at Thurso East |
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30/07/05
Lanarkshire
Pipe Band at Halkirk before leading off the procession |
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Halkirk
Games:
see also
www.caithness.org |
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Heidi,
Alastair Maile and Sarah |
31/07/05
Clan Banners at Thurso West Kirk |
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Clan
Sinclair Pipe Band at Thurso West Kirk |
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The
Reverend Dr Malcolm Sinclair of Toronto |
Plaque for
Millennium Gathering at Thurso West Kirk |
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Annabel &
Iain Laird at the St Clair Hotel, before the Dinner. |
Annabel &
Sarah Laird |
Clan
Sinclair Pipe Band at the Weigh Inn before the dinner |
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Stacy
Williams and Sarah |
Lesley
Sinclair |
Mary Selver |
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Pam Dwyer &
Brian Veloci |
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Andrew &
Amy Sinclair |
The
Pentland Suite with the Clan Seated for the Dinner |
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P/M Rory
Sinclair piping in the Haggis |
Iain Laird
addressing the Haggis |
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