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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 ]
The main airport in Orkney is Kirkwall Airport, operated by Highland and Islands Airports. Loganair provides services to the Scottish Mainland (Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness), as well as to Sumburgh Airport in Shetland. Most of the scheduled flights within Orkney depart/arrive at Kirkwall from one of the other 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 ...
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.
Orphir (pronounced / ɔːr f ɪr /, Old Norse: Jorfjara/Orfjara [1] [2] [3]) is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles (14 kilometres) southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi (11.5 by 5.5 km), and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton. The coast includes ...
Sanday (/ ˈ s æ n d iː /, Scots: Sandee) is one of the inhabited islands of Orkney that lies off the north coast of mainland Scotland.With an area of 50.43 km 2 (19.5 sq mi), [4] it is the third largest of the Orkney Islands. [9]
This List of bays of the Orkney Islands summarises the bays that are located in the islands of Orkney in Scotland. The heading "Nearest Town" shows the nearest substantial settlement, as Kirkwall is the only town in the Orkney islands.
Hoy (from Old Norse Háey, meaning "high island") [8] is an island in Orkney, Scotland, measuring 143 square kilometres (55 sq mi) – the second largest in the archipelago, after Mainland. A natural causeway, the Ayre , links the island to the smaller South Walls ; the two islands are treated as one entity by the UK census.