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Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north of the coast of Caithness and...144 KB (13,930 words) - 12:45, 30 April 2024
This is a list of Orkney islands in Scotland. The Orkney archipelago is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of mainland Scotland and comprises over 70...15 KB (1,513 words) - 17:04, 29 April 2024
largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. The Ring of Brodgar (or Brogar...18 KB (2,024 words) - 14:58, 2 May 2024
Scots: Sandee) is one of the inhabited islands of Orkney that lies off the north coast of mainland Scotland. With an area of 50.43 km2 (19.5 sq mi),...31 KB (3,568 words) - 15:33, 19 December 2023
Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encompassing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern...35 KB (2,609 words) - 15:19, 30 January 2024
The Orkney Islands Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Eileanan Arcaibh), is the local authority for Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1975 by the...12 KB (787 words) - 10:51, 25 February 2024
Hoy (from Old Norse Háey, meaning "high island") is an island in Orkney, Scotland, measuring 143 square kilometres (55 sq mi) – the second largest in the...19 KB (2,386 words) - 17:33, 15 April 2024
North Ronaldsay (/ˈrɒnəltsiː/, also /ˈrɒnəldziː/, Scots: North Ronalshee) is the northernmost island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. With an area...12 KB (1,464 words) - 13:56, 16 April 2024
main island of Orkney, Scotland. Both of Orkney's burghs, Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island, which is also the heart of Orkney's ferry and air...24 KB (2,876 words) - 05:09, 10 April 2024
Orkney is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering the council area of Orkney. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)...22 KB (455 words) - 20:01, 28 September 2023
Kirkwall (redirect from Kirkwall, Scotland)Kirkavå) is the largest town in Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. There is no history of Gaelic in Orkney. The name Kirkwall comes from...31 KB (2,435 words) - 14:18, 4 April 2024
Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, Lord of Roslin (c. 1345 – c. 1400) was a Scottish noblesse. Sinclair held the title Earl of Orkney (which refers to Norðreyjar...24 KB (2,711 words) - 08:31, 27 April 2024- Orkney Football Club is a senior association football club from the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The club was founded in 2012 and competes in the North Caledonian...5 KB (341 words) - 12:26, 15 April 2024
kilometres (10 mi) due south of Orkney is the Scottish mainland. The two most northerly provinces of mainland Scotland, Caithness and Sutherland, fell...71 KB (9,826 words) - 17:10, 16 June 2023
The Standing Stones of Stenness is a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. This may be the oldest...12 KB (1,257 words) - 22:05, 3 January 2024
Heart of Neolithic Orkney is a group of Neolithic monuments on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The name was adopted by UNESCO when it proclaimed...6 KB (581 words) - 17:22, 17 June 2023- The North Caledonian Football Association is a senior football association operating throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and is a recognised...33 KB (2,060 words) - 19:25, 20 April 2024
- The North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Steam Navigation Company, which was more usually known as The North of Scotland or The North Company, its full...9 KB (940 words) - 16:19, 15 May 2022
- Prehistoric Orkney refers only to the prehistory of the Orkney archipelago of Scotland that begins with human occupation. (The islands’ history before...50 KB (6,488 words) - 12:40, 30 April 2024
Allium ursinum (category Flora of Europe)needed] It is common in much of the lowlands of the British and Irish Isles with the exception of the far north of Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, and the Channel...18 KB (1,852 words) - 06:07, 12 May 2024
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 44 Paul, Earl of Orkney by James Gainsborough Fotheringham 1075827Dictionary of National Biography
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