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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]
Kirkwall Harbour Light (Old) 58°59′08″N 2°57′36″W / 58.985596°N 2.960123°W / 58.985596; -2.960123 ( Kirkwall Harbour Light Category C(S)
Upload another image 7 Nicolson Street, Including Boundary Walls 58°58′33″N 2°58′03″W / 58.975789°N 2.967417°W / 58.975789; -2.967417 (7 Nicolson Street, Including Boundary Walls) Category C(S) 46008 Upload Photo 10 St Olaf's Wynd 58°59′02″N 2°57′26″W / 58.98402°N 2.957122°W / 58.98402; -2.957122 (10 St Olaf's Wynd) Category C(S) 46012 ...
Kirkwall & St Ola [5] 1137 Church of Scotland: Dedicated to St Magnus. Technically no longer a cathedral Kirkwall East Church Kirkwall & St Ola: Church of Scotland [6] Shares a minister with Shapinsay St Olaf's Episcopal Church Kirkwall & St Ola [7] 1876-1878 Episcopal Church: Dedicated to St Olaf. Episcopacy in the islands dates back to C16th
St Magnus Cathedral dominates the skyline of Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland.Originally Roman Catholic, it is the oldest cathedral in Scotland and the most northerly cathedral in the United Kingdom - a fine example of Romanesque architecture built when the islands were ruled by the Norse Earls of Orkney.
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, but is now considered incorrect. 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 ...
Kirkwall was a Parliamentary Burgh that represented Kirkwall, Orkney in two successive District of Burghs, Tain and Wick.It tended to be affected by the same influential landowners who controlled the Orkney and Shetland seat, although as it was one of a number of mainland Burghs, this influence was not always decisive for choosing the MP
Kirkwall, the capital of the islands, is on the isthmus between west Mainland and east Mainland, which historically enabled it to have highly active harbours facing in two directions for the southern and northern Orkney Islands; the southern one, Scapa Flow, is a large, calm and immediately ocean-accessible natural harbour.