Photography by Simon Brogan
Written by Edward McCann
In the wild Northern Isles of Scotland’s Orkney archipelago, the remote island of Auskerry (OWS-ka-rie), where the Royal Mail is delivered by boat just once a month, comprises 250 rugged acres jutting from the sea.
A hike around Auskerry reveals evidence of over 8,500 years of human history— remnants of the Neolithic period, standing stones from the twelfth century, remains of Iron Age villages. As soon as the tide begins going out, a living link to this history is seen foraging for kelp along the rocky shoreline: the rare North Ronaldsay sheep.
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