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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 ...
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 ...
Scotland has around 900 offshore islands, [1] most of which are to be found in four main groups: Shetland, Orkney, and the Hebrides, sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides. [2] There are also clusters of islands in the Firth of Clyde , Firth of Forth , and Solway Firth , and numerous small islands within the many bodies of fresh ...
This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of places in Orkney; K. Kirkwall; S. Stromness
Villages in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. Villages on ...
This is a list of counties of Scotland created by the Local Government ... Orkney: Kirkwall: Arcaibh, Orkneyjar c.240,848 ... City of Glasgow Glasgow: Glaschu, Glesca ...
Towns in Orkney (2 C, 3 P) Villages in Orkney (1 C, 26 P) This page was last edited on 2 January 2019, at 23:00 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...