Readers interested in the history of the parishes of Sandwick or Stromness, and Orcadian social history in general, may like to be aware of my latest book, "The Breckness Estate", A4 casebound, pp332, 200k words, with tables, graphs, 5 maps, 6 genealogies, 12 appendices, 1,800 footnotes, and 70 colour and b&w illustrations, plus comprehensive glossary, bibliography & index. The result of 20 years of research, and drawing on the 18,000 papers of the estate's archive as well as public records and anecdotes, I deal primarily with the 12 lairds but have also been able to identify 1,200 tenants, and review the economics of the estate through nearly four centuries. Please contact me via james.irvine@ukonline.co.uk for further details. James Irvine