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In the Bay of Skaill, the storm stripped earth from a large irregular knoll. (The name Skara Brae is a corruption of Skerrabra or Styerrabrae, which originally referred to the knoll. [3]) When the storm cleared, local villagers found the outline of a village consisting of several small houses without roofs.
[2] [3] [4] The largest island, the Mainland, has an area of 523 square kilometres (202 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest Scottish island and the tenth-largest island in the British Isles. [5] Orkney's largest settlement, and also its administrative centre, is Kirkwall .
Remains of Quoygrew Norse settlement. Quoygrew, Westray is the site of a medieval Norse settlement on the island of Westray in Orkney, Scotland.Established as a small farmstead most likely between 900 and 1000 AD, and later expanded in 1200, Quoygrew includes the remains of medieval and post-medieval buildings that range in date from the 10th to the 16th centuries.
Map of places in Orkney compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties. Orkney is an archipelago located in the Northern Isles of Scotland. Having been inhabited for nearly 8,500 years, Orkney contains many settlements, hamlet and villages.
Orkney islands map 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 islands and skerries, of which 20 are permanently inhabited. In addition to the Orkney Mainland there are three groups of islands. The North and South Isles lie respectively north and south of Mainland. The Pentland Skerries ...
The Fold of Setter is an 85-metre-diameter (279 ft) Bronze Age enclosure located to the north of Mill Loch. [33] There is the site of a large Iron Age roundhouse containing a saddle quern at Linkataing in north west Eday. [34] Latterly, Orkney was settled by the Picts although the archaeological evidence is sparse. [35]
According to the Orkneyinga saga the main residence of the Earl of Orkney, Thorfinn the Mighty (1014–1065), was located in Birsay. At this time the first Bishop of Orkney was appointed and his cathedral, known as "Christchurch," which later housed the remains of St Magnus , probably on the site of the present day St Magnus Kirk , nearby on ...
Kirkwall (Scots: Kirkwa, Kirkwaa, or Kirkwal; Norn: Kirkavå) is the largest town in Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland.First mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga, it is today the location of the headquarters of the Orkney Islands Council and a transport hub with ferries to many locations. [5]