As we approach the winter solstice it’s worth mentioning again the webcam pictures from Maes Howe on Orkney – which Dorothy used to great effect in King Hereafter. The site is www.maeshowe.co.uk and if the weather is kind then you can see the sun’s rays streaming down the access tunnel into the main chamber at sunset.

I also notice that Sigurd Towries’s excellent Orkneyjar site has a new feature about Thorfinn which I’ll be keeping an eye on.