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Upload another image Walls (Hoy), St John's Church (Church Of Scotland), Including Boundary Wall 58°48′21″N 3°13′02″W / 58.805915°N 3.217268°W / 58.805915; -3.217268 (Walls (Hoy), St John's Church (Church Of Scotland), Including Boundary Wall) Category C(S) 47969 Upload Photo Walls (Hoy), Lyness Naval Cemetery Including Pavilions, War Memorial And Boundary Walls 58 ...
Trumland. Trumland is a Category B listed house and associated estate on Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland, built in its present form in the 1870s.Designed by David Bryce (1803–1876), the house was commissioned by Sir F W Traill-Burroughs (1831–1905) as a new family home after his marriage to Eliza D’Oyly Geddes (1849–1908) in 1870.
Holland Farm is a historic estate and farm complex located south of Mickelgarth village on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The present house was built between the years 1810 to 1814 by the Traill family of Holland. The Traill family owned the island of Papa Westray from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. [1]
The Balfour estate sold its farms on Shapinsay between 1924 and 1928. This was a common occurrence in Orkney at the time as wealthy landowners moved to more lucrative forms of investment. Farms were generally sold to the sitting tenant or to their neighbours who wished to expand. [37] During the Second World War, gun batteries were built on the ...
Breckness House, sometimes known as Breckness Castle, is the site of the 17th-century mansion, chapel and burial ground, built by George Graham (1565–1643), the Bishop of Orkney. It is located near Stromness, Orkney in Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1957.
Skaill House, Orkney. Skaill House is situated near the west coast of Mainland overlooking the Bay of Skaill and Skara Brae, [5] and close to St Peter's Kirk.It is described by Historic Environment Scotland as the "most complete 17th century country mansion in Orkney".
The courts of Scotland have intermittently acknowledged the supremacy of udal law in property cases up to the present day. Major differences from Scots law include shore ownership rights, important for pipelines and buried cables. Udal law generally holds sway in Shetland and Orkney, along with Scots law.
The Scottish mainland is often referred to as "Scotland" in Orkney, with "the mainland" referring to Mainland, Orkney. [234] The archipelago also has a distinct culture, with traditions of the Scottish Highlands such as tartan , clans , bagpipes not indigenous to the culture of the islands. [ 235 ]
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