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The ZE postcode area, also known as the Lerwick postcode area, [2] is a group of three postcode districts covering the Shetland Islands in Scotland. The letters in the postcode are derived from Ze tland, an archaic spelling of the islands' name that was the name for the council area until 1975.
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.
The KW postcode area, also known as the Wick postcode area, is a group of sixteen postcode districts in the far north of Scotland, within fifteen post towns.These cover Caithness (including Wick, Thurso, Halkirk, Berriedale, Dunbeath, Latheron and Lybster), east Sutherland (including Golspie, Brora, Helmsdale, Kinbrace and Forsinard) and the Orkney Islands.
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 ...
Shetland. The phrase "Northern Isles" generally refers to the main islands of the Orkney and Shetland archipelagos. The Island of Stroma, which lies between mainland Scotland and Orkney, is part of Caithness, so for local government purposes it falls under the jurisdiction of the Highland council area, rather than that of Orkney.
Blaeu's 1654 map of Orkney and Shetland. It uses "Pomonia or Mainland". There are numerous smaller Orkney islands surrounding the mainland, some which are islets only separated at higher stages of the tide, or skerries which are only exposed at lower stages of the tide.
Orkney (/ ˈ ɔːr k n i /), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland.The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland, Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north of Caithness and has about 70 islands, of which 20 are inhabited.
Harray Stores. Harray (pronounced / ˈ h ær i /) (Old Norse: Herað; Norn: Herrað) is a parish and a village [1] on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.It has the unique distinction of being the only parish without a coastline, instead being landlocked and sitting next to a freshwater loch.