About the islands in northern Scotland other places of the same name Orkney disambiguation Infobox Scotland council area Council Orkney br Arcaibh common name Orkney Image File Orkney Islands in Scotland.svg 250px image logo 2007 Flag of Orkney.svg logo Flag of Orkney logo type Flag image coat Orkney ... Demonym population blank1 Orcadian PopulationDensity 52 sq mi 20 km CouncilDetails Orkney Islands ... control MPs ul li Alistair Carmichael ul MSPs ul li Liam McArthur ul Orkney lang gd Arcaibh ref ... as the Orkney Islands and sometimes The Orkneys , a name which locals disparage , tag ref Although ... ever right? And other musings on Orkney usage. Orkneyjar. Retrieved 29 July 2009. ref group ... . Orkney comprises approximately 70 islands of which 20 are inhabited. ref Haswell Smith 2004 pp. 336 ..., Orkney Mainland has an area of convert 523.25 km2 sqmi making it the sixth largest List ... Lamb, Raymond Kirkwall in Omand 2003 p. 184. ref The name Orkney dates back to the 1st century BC ... and Neolithic tribes and then by the Picts , Orkney was invaded and forcibly annexed by Norway ... of Denmark, Queen of Scotland Margaret of Denmark . ref Thompson 2008 p. 220. ref Orkney contains some of the oldest and best preserved Neolithic sites in Europe, and the Heart of Neolithic Orkney is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site . Orkney is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland council areas of Scotland, a Orkney Scottish Parliament constituency constituency of the Scottish Parliament ... . The local council is Orkney Islands Council, one of only three Councils in Scotland with a majority ... 1654 ORCADVM ET SCHETLANDI Orkney and Shetland.jpg thumb alt An old map of two island groups with the Orcades ..., topped by a yellow and blue shield. Willem Blaeu Blaeu s 1654 map of Orkney and Shetland. The original ... and Banks 2002 pp. 11 13. ref This may have referred to Dunnet Head , from which Orkney is visible. ref name jarehro http www.orkneyjar.com history earlyrefs.htm Early Historical References to Orkney ... more details
Orkney may refer to Scotland Orkney , an archipelago in Scotland, also known as the Orkney Islands Mainland, Orkney , the largest island in the Orkney archipelago Orkney Scottish Parliament constituency , the constituency for the Orkney Islands in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh Orkney Islands Council , the local authority for Orkney Antarctica South Orkney Islands , a group of islands that form part of the British Antarctic Territory South Africa Orkney, North West , a mining town in South Africa Orkney Snork Nie , a sitcom in Afrikaans set in Orkney, North West Province Orkney Stadium Disaster , which occurred in Orkney, North West Province in 1991 Canada Orkney, Saskatchewan , a village Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan , a rural municipality See also Orkney and Shetland UK Parliament constituency the constituency for Orkney in the British Parliament in London Orkney Movement , part of an electoral coalition, the Orkney and Shetland Movement , formed for the 1987 UK general election Heart of Neolithic Orkney , a World Heritage Site on Mainland Orkney geodis af Orkney de Orkney Begriffskl rung it Orcadi hu Orkney egy rtelm s t lap nl Orkney ... more details
Orkney and Shetland may refer to The Scottish island groups of Orkney and Shetland , collectively known as the Northern Isles Orkney and Shetland UK Parliament constituency geodis ... more details
About a Scottish newspaper the Scottish officer of arms Orkney Herald Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Orkney Herald was a newspaper in Orkney , Scotland . Ernest Marwick was on its staff from 1955 to 1960. DEFAULTSORT Orkney Herald Category Newspapers published in Scotland Category Orkney Scotland newspaper stub Orkney stub ... more details
NHS Orkney is one of the fourteen regions of the NHS Scotland . It provides healthcare services in the Orkney area. NHS Orkney is headquartered in Garden House Kirkwall . It operates one hospital, Balfour Hospital , in Kirkwall. External links http www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk index.htm NHS Orkney NHS Scotland Category NHS Orkney Scotland org stub NHS stub Orkney stub ... more details
notability Organizations date May 2011 refimprove date May 2011 Infobox organization name The Orkney Club formation Start date 1826 website http www.theorkneyclub.co.uk www.theorkneyclub.co.uk location Kirkwall , Orkney The Orkney Club is situated in Kirkwall , Orkney . It was founded in 1826 as a Gentlemen s club traditional gentlemen s club , ladies first being admitted as members in 1994. Membership of the club is by nomination and election. External links http www.theorkneyclub.co.uk Official website Category Organisations based in Orkney ... more details
for other uses Firth disambiguation Image Finstownwood.jpg right thumb 300px One of the few woods in Orkney at Finstown. The house in the background is Binscarth Firth Fj r r ref name Pedersen Pedersen, Roy January 1992 Orkneyjar ok Katanes map, Inverness, Nevis Print ref meaning a firth or fjord is a parish mainly in Mainland, Orkney . The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister , which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. It is in the west of the mainland island, lying south of the parish of Rendall , east of Harray and Stenness , north of Orphir and west of St Ola . It is not to be confused with the numerous Firth s that surround Orkney. The main village is Finstown . ref Muir, Tom The West Mainland in Omand, Donald ed. 2003 The Orkney Book . Edinburgh. Birlinn. ISBN 1 84158 254 9 Page 192. ref References references Orkney Islands Category Parishes of OrkneyOrkney geo stub ... more details
Toab is a settlement on the Orkney Mainland . Toab is located off the A960 road at the head of Deer Sound. It is in the parish of St Andrews, Orkney St Andrews along with Tankerness it is thought its name derives from the Norse language Norse phrase for the place where visiting ships had to pay a toll. ref http www.orkneyjar.com placenames parish.htm Orkney heritage site ref References Reflist External links oscoor gbx HY510069 Orkney geo stub coord 58.94651 2.85328 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 HY510069 display title Category Villages in Orkney ... more details
File Flag of the Earldom of Orkney.png thumb The flag of the Earldom of Orkney The Earldom of Orkney ... of Orkney was passed down the same family line through to the Middle Ages. ref name OxfordOrkney .... ISBN 9780199234820. ref Orkney and Shetland to the north, lie off the northernmost tip of Caithness Scotland . Picts came to Orkney during the Bronze Age Britain Bronze Age and extant archaeological data shows that certainly, there were people living there prior to the Vikings who came to Orkney, probably ... traces of their lives there, their culture did not endure in the early history or character of Orkney. By the 12th century, Orkney was under Norwegian control and by the 13th century, the Orkneyinga ... sources. Norwegian Earldom of Orkney Harald I H rfagre , Harald I of Norway , claimed Orkney and Shetland ... action to secure these isles as realms friendly to his rule at home. Some of his enemies left Orkney for Iceland and perhaps the Faroes. Harald took control of the warrior leaders of Orkney at this point and appointed the Jarl title jarls , or Earl of Orkney earls of Orkney , who would be the highest ... of Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney Earl Magnus in 1117 resulted in the building of St Magnus Cathedral ... year, the earldom or mormaerdom of Caithness was given over to Magnus II, Earl of Orkney Magnus ... of Norway Haakon VI Magnusson granted the earldom to Henry Sinclair In 1468, the Orkney and Shetland ... over to Scottish lords. In 1471, James gave lands in Caithness Scotland to William, the Earl of Orkney in exchange for his lands and thus Orkney and Shetland became part of the Kingdom of Scotland. Scottish Earldom of Orkney William Sinclair exchanged the title for that of Earl of Caithness in 1470 ... Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell , husband of Mary, Queen of Scots , was created as the Duke of Orkney. When Mary lost her claim to the throne, her husband also lost his to Orkney and the title was considered extinct. Robert Stewart was created as the Earl of Orkney and the title revived but his son ... more details
Infobox Company name Orkney Ferries Ltd logo File Orkney ferries logo.svg 200px Orkney Ferries logo slogan ... inter island Orkney key people industry Transport products services Ferries market cap revenue operating income net income assets equity owner Orkney Islands Council num employees parent divisions subsid homepage http www.orkneyferries.co.uk footnotes intl Orkney Ferries is a company operating inter island ferry services in Orkney , to the north of mainland Scotland . File Earl Thorfinn.jpg thumb left Earl Thorfinn at Kirkwall History The company is owned by the Orkney Islands Council and was established in 1960 as the Orkney Islands Shipping Company . ref name smcl cite news first Colin last ... date February 2007 ref In 1991 the Orkney Islands Shipping Company acquired a private sector ferry company also called Orkney Ferries, which had been established to compete on the short sea crossing from the Scottish mainland to the Orkney Islands, but which had not succeeded in establishing the route. This company s ferry was assimilated into the inter island fleet, and in 1995 the Orkney Islands Shipping Company adopted the name Orkney Ferries. Despite this acquisition and change of name, the current Orkney Ferries does not operate services to and from the Scottish mainland, leaving this to other ... thumb Hoy Head at Lyness Orkney Ferries operate between the The Mainland, OrkneyOrkney mainland ... 10375&tt orkneyv2 title Internal Ferries publisher Orkney Islands Council accessdate 2009 07 24 ref ... timetables.php publisher Orkney Ferries accessdate February 11, 2007 ref The North Isles service, linking Kirkwall on The Mainland, OrkneyOrkney Mainland to the northern isles of Eday , Stronsay , Sanday, Orkney Sanday , Westray , Papa Westray , and North Ronaldsay . The Shapinsay service, linking Kirkwall on Orkney Mainland to the northern island of Shapinsay . The Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre service, linking Tingwall, Orkney Tingwall on Orkney Mainland to the northern isles of Rousay , Egilsay ... more details
distinguish Twatt, Shetland infobox UK place country Scotland official name Twatt population os grid reference HY270242 latitude 59.098 longitude 3.274 unitary scotland Orkney Islands lieutenancy scotland Orkney Islands constituency westminster Orkney and Shetland UK Parliament constituency Orkney and Shetland constituency scottish parliament Orkney Scottish Parliament constituency Orkney post town ORKNEY postcode district KW17 postcode area KW dial code 01856 static image Image Twatt Orkney Road Sign.JPG 240px static image caption small Road sign pointing to Twatt small Twatt is a small settlement on the Mainland, Orkney Mainland of the Orkney Islands , Scotland . It was previously the location of a RNAS airfield, HMS Tern, 1940&ndash 1949. ref http www.controltowers.co.uk T V Twatt.htm Twatt on controltowers.co.uk ref Etymology The settlement name originates from the Old Norse language Old Norse veit , meaning small parcel of land . The Norse word commonly produces in England the place name element Thwaite disambiguation Thwaite . The name Twatt is similar to the common English language English Profanity expletive twat , an insulting word used by someone to express contempt or derision for another individual, although it can also colloquially refer to a vagina . For this reason, Twatt is viewed as something of a joke by the rest of the world being used, for example, to designate the character intended to be the butt of recurring jokes in a The Boat That Rocked major British motion picture . Its name featured at no. 4 of the most vulgar sounding names in Rude Britain , along with its Twatt, Shetland Shetland counterpart. References Reflist Category Villages in Orkney Orkney geo stub cy Twatt, Orkney ... more details
The Orkney Tunnel is a suggested undersea road tunnel between Orkney and Caithness on the Scotland Scottish Mainland. The expected length of it would be about 9 10 miles 15 16 km . File Orkney Islands in Scotland.svg thumb right Orkney Islands in Scotland File MapOrkney.gif thumb right alt A map of the Orkney archipelago showing topography and main transport routes. A small island with a high elevation is at south west. At centre is the largest island, which also has low hills. Ferry routes spread out from there to the smaller islands in the north. Map of Orkney showing topography and main transport routes The tunnel, if constructed, is assumed to make landfall on South Ronaldsay . A total bill of 100 million is mentioned. ref cite news url http www.timesonline.co.uk article 0,,2 1765366,00.html work The Times title Islanders see a brighter future with tunnel vision author David Lister date 5 September 2005 accessdate 12 July 2007 ref ref cite news url http thescotsman.scotsman.com scotland 100m tunnel to Orkney feasible.2609387.jp work The Scotsman title 100m tunnel to Orkney feasible author John Ross date 10 March 2005 accessdate 13 July 2007 ref There are also suggested plans to connect Orkney Mainland to Shapinsay . ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi scotland 4331889.stm title Isle tunnel plans under spotlight publisher BBC News date 9 March 2005 accessdate 8 June 2009 ref References Reflist Orkney Islands Category Orkney Category Caithness Category Tunnels in Scotland Category Proposed undersea tunnels Category Northern Isles tunnel stub Orkney stub de Orkney Tunnel ... more details
see also Earldom of Orkney The Earl of Orkney was originally a Norsemen Norse Earl jarl ruling Orkney ... of Strathearn Mormaers of Strathearn and later still by the Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney Sinclair family , during whose time Orkney passed to Scots control. The first known Earl of Orkney was Ragnvald ... Sigurd until 1232. Norse Earls of Orkney The Norse Earldom was frequently under joint rule. The possessions ..., Earl of Orkney Turf Einar Rognvaldsson Turf Einar , c. 893 c. 946 Arnkel Turf Einarsson , 946 ... as Eric Bloodaxe Thorfinn Turf Einarsson, Earl of Orkney Thorfinn Turf Einarsson Thorfinn Skull Splitter ... Hlodvirsson, Earl of Orkney Sigurd Hlodvirsson Sigurd the Stout , 991 1014 Brusi Sigurdsson , with Einar, Sumarlidi and Thorfinn, 1014 1030 Einar Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney Einar Sigurdsson Einar Wry ... Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney Thorfinn Sigurdsson Thorfinn the Mighty , with Brusi and R gnvald ..., 1103 1123 Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney Magnus Erlendsson Saint Magnus , with Haakon, 1108 ... the Earldom of Orkney by King Haakon IV of Norway Haakon Haakonsson . Magnus, son of Gille ... Brigte , 1256 1273 Magnus Magnusson, Earl of Orkney Magnus Magnusson , 1273 1284 J n Magn sson, Earl of Orkney J n Magn sson , 1284 c. 1300 Magn s J nsson, Earl of Orkney Magn s J nsson , c. 1300 ... relative of the first Earl Gille Brigte. Maol osa ruled Orkney and Caithness from 1331 to 1350. He left several daughters, but no sons. Orkney passed to his son in law, the Swedish councillor Erengisle Suneson, Earl of Orkney Erengisle Suneson . Another son in law, Alexander de l Ard, ruled as Earl ... of Orkney, without Caithness, was granted to another son in law of Maol osa, Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney Henry Sinclair , by King Haakon VI of Norway Haakon VI Magnusson . Earl Henry ruled ... of Scots in 1455. However, Orkney and Shetland were pledged to James III of Scotland James ... I . James took the Earldom of Orkney for the Crown in 1470, and William was thereafter Earl ... more details
Taxobox name Orkney vole image Topillo de las Orcadas.jpg image width 250px image caption Orkney vole Microtus arvalis orcadensis in the Natural History Museum at Tring regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Rodent ia familia Cricetidae subfamilia Arvicolinae genus Microtus species Common Vole M. arvalis synonyms Microtus orcadensis br Microtus ronaldshaiensis br Microtus rousiensis br Microtus sandayensis br Microtus westrae ref name MSW3 The Orkney vole is a population of the common vole Microtus arvalis found in the Orkney Islands , off the northern coast of Scotland , United Kingdom . Orkney voles are larger than voles from other populations of the common vole. Fact date February 2011 The common vole does not occur elsewhere in the British Isles . The Orkney vole occurs on five islands Mainland, Orkney Mainland Sanday, Orkney Sanday Westray Rousay South Ronaldsay In the past the populations on each of these islands have been named as subspecies, and the Orkney vole as a whole is considered by some taxonomists Who date February 2011 to be a subspecies of the common vole. However, others do not recognise any subspecies of the common vole. ref name MSW3 MSW3 id 13000248 ref Orkney voles do not occur in Great Britain mainland Britain , nor elsewhere in the British Isles , and they are thought to have been introduced to the Orkney archipelago by humans in Neolithic times. The oldest known Carbon 14 radiocarbon dated fossil of Common Vole in Orkney is 4,600 years old this marks the latest possible date of introduction. The likely source areas for Orkney voles are what is now France or Spain . ref cite journal author S. Haynes, M. Jaarola & J. B. Searle year 2003 title Phylogeography of the common vole Microtus arvalis with particular emphasis on the colonization of the Orkney archipelago journal Molecular Ecology journal Molecular Ecology volume ... Mammals of Great Britain Category Orkney Category Endemic fauna of Scotland Microtus stub Orkney ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay , Orkney . Herston is historically a fishing village but has no industry to speak of now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. coord 58 48 30 N 3 0 13 W region GB type landmark display title Category Villages in OrkneyOrkney geo stub ... more details
Orkney College is a Further education further and higher education college in Orkney , an archipelago in northern Scotland . It is an academic partner in the University of the Highlands and Islands . The College serves the Orkney community, which is rural and has long had an economy based on agriculture and fishing . Its main campus is a purpose built site opened in 2000 on the outskirts of Kirkwall . It is one of very few non incorporated colleges in Scotland and is the responsibility of the Orkney Islands Council, which has devolved many powers, including management, funding and staffing to the College Management Council. The College has strong links with agriculture and opened an Agronomy Institute in 2002. Orkney College s courses provide students of all ages with a full range of qualifications from Scottish Vocational Qualification s, Scottish Group Awards Higher Still through Higher National Certificate and Diploma to Degree and postgraduate Degree Level. It hosts research in agronomy , archaeology , cultural studies , geophysics , Nordic countries Nordic studies, language and literature . See also Education in Scotland List of further and higher education colleges in Scotland References http www.orkney.uhi.ac.uk Orkney College web site coord 58 59 9 N 2 56 54 W region GB type landmark display title Category University of the Highlands and Islands Category Education in Orkney Category Further education colleges in Scotland Category Higher education colleges in Scotland ... more details
The Archdeacon of Orkney was the head of the Archdeaconry of Orkney , a sub division of the Diocese of Orkney . This archeacon was one of the two archdeacons of the diocese, the other being the Archdeacon of Shetland . List of known archdeacons of Orkney William, 1309 1310 William de Buchan, 1369 1372 ref Became Archdeacon of Shetland . ref Johne Thome, x 1429 John Patrickson, 1419 William Brown, 1420 Thomas de Greenlaw, 1422 1424 Simon de Greenlaw, 1422 Andrew de Tulloch, 1435 1447 x 1448 Thomas Etal, 1438 Christopher Gynnis, 1448 1449 Nicholas Blair, 1449 Andrew Wishart, 1451 1456 x 1461 James Kinnaird, 1465 1481 Humphrey Clerk, 1513 John Tyrie, 1527 1559 x Gilbert Foulsie, 1561 1580 Thomas Swentoun, 1586 1626 x 1627 Francis Liddell, 1627 1635 Notes div class references small references div References Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638 , 2nd Draft, St Andrews, 1969 , pp. 359 61 Scottish Church Category Christianity in medieval Scotland Category History of Orkney Category People associated with Orkney ... more details
Infobox Scottish island latitude 58.85 longitude 3.175 GridReference ND325955 official name Fara celtic name norse name F rey meaning of name Island of Sheep cf Faroe area convert 295 ha sqmi 2 area rank 90 highest elevation convert 43 m ft 0 abbr on Population 0 population rank main settlement island group Orkney local authority Orkney Islands Council references ref 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland ref ref name Smith Haswell Smith ref ref http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Ordnance Survey ref ref name saga Anderson, Joseph Ed. 1893 Orkneyinga Saga . Translated by J n A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press 1990 reprint . ISBN 0 901824 25 9 ref ref name Pedersen Pedersen, Roy January 1992 Orkneyjar ok Katanes map, Inverness, Nevis Print ref Distinguish2 the island of Faray near Eday Image Farahouse.jpg thumb left An abandoned House on Fara. Looking North Rysa Little with Hoy behind to left Graemsay with Mainland behind centre and right Cava, Orkney Cava to right. Fara Old Norse F rey ref name saga is a small island in Orkney , Scotland , lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy . It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. clearleft Footnotes reflist South West Orkney Orkney Islands Islands of Scotland coord 58.84163 N 3.17125 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 ND325955 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Islands of the Orkney Islands Category Uninhabited islands of Orkney Category Former populated places in Scotland Orkney geo stub de Fara Insel el fr Fara cosse it Fara isole Orcadi no Fara y nn Fara i Orkn yane ... more details
islands in the archipelago. Orkney Ferries sail from the island to Tingwall, Orkney Tingwall on the Mainland, OrkneyOrkney Mainland , Egilsay and Rousay. History Wyre s history is still very apparent ... poetry to have survived in the Orkney islands, his J msv kingadr pa Lay of the Jomsvikings . He ... in Deerness, Orkney Deerness on Mainland, Orkney http famouspoetsandpoems.com poets edwin muir biography ... of Orkney, Earl John, was murdered in Thurso , his killers fled to Wyre. They took refuge in the castle ... thumb 300px Wyre highlighted red within Scotland Like most of Orkney, Wyre is made up of Old Red Sandstone ... is to the north, Gairsay to the south, Mainland, Orkney Mainland to the south west and Shapinsay ... Information on the island of Wyre North West OrkneyOrkney Islands Islands of Scotland Scandinavian ... in Orkney Category Islands of the Orkney Islands Category Viking Age sites in Scotland ang Wyr, Orcanege ast Wyre cy Wyre Ynysoedd Erch de Wyre el es Wyre Orkney fr Wyre cosse nl Wyre Orkney eilanden no Wyre Orkn yene nn Wyre i Orkn yane ... more details
island of Hoy . Nearby are the islets of Rysa Little and Fara, Orkney Fara and the skerry Barrel of Butter ... a notorious Orkney pirate, John Gow , raided the island and took away three young women. However, in common with a number of the smaller South Isles of Orkney, Cava lost its resident population during ... editor The Orkney Book by Omand, Donald ed. year 2003 location Edinburgh publisher Birlinn pages 208 .... ref name Smith See also Calf of Eday Calf of Man Flotta Calf of Flotta List of Orkney islands References reflist coord 58 52 52 N 3 10 6 W display title region GB type isle South West OrkneyOrkney Islands Orkney geo stub Category Islands of the Orkney Islands Category Calves islands de ... more details
Infobox flag Name Orkney Article Image 2007 Flag of Orkney.svg Noborder Nickname Morenicks Use 100000 Symbol Proportion Unspecified Adoption 2007 Design A yellow fimbriation fimbriated blue Nordic cross on a red field Designer Duncan Tullock File Stromness Town House with Orkney flag flying geograph.org.uk 950697.jpg thumb Photograph of the flag flying in Stromness The new official ref name The Orcadian ... , The Orcadian , 25 June 1 July 2007 ref Orkney Community Flag was the winner of a public flag consultation ref name Consultation http www.orkney.gov.uk nqcontent.cfm?a id 6645&tt orkneyv2 Orkney ... of Orkney were asked for their preferred design from a short list of 5, ref name Designs http www.orkney.gov.uk media chief executive images Flag consultation.pdf Orkney Islands Council dead ... name BBC News http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi scotland north east 6541099.stm Postman designs new Orkney ... speaking Finns red yellow cross flag is also used by Swedish speaking Finns . Former flag of Orkney The previous though unofficial flag of Orkney was that created in the mid 1990s and attributed to Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney St Magnus , ref name BBC News a yellow field with a red Nordic cross . St Magnus Magnus Erlendsson was Earl of Orkney from 1108 to 1117. However, there is nothing ... n state of which Orkney was a part. Chronology gallery File Former Flag of Orkney.svg center The former unofficial flag of Orkney . br Likely flag of the Kalmar Union 1397 1523 . center File 2007 Flag of Orkney.svg center The current flag of Orkney since 2007 . center gallery References reflist See ... List of Scottish flags List of British flags County flags of the United Kingdom Orkney DEFAULTSORT Orkney Category Orkney Category Flags of Scotland Category Nordic Cross flags Category Flags adopted ... von Orkney et Orkney saarte lipp es Bandera de Orcadas he lt Orknio sal v liava hu Az Orkney szigetek z szlaja no Orkn yenes flagg pl Flaga Orkad w pt Bandeira das rcades sv Orkney arnas ... more details
About the Scottish officer of arms a Scottish newspaper The Orkney Herald Infobox heraldry image Badge of the Orkney Herald.svg image size 150px caption The heraldic badge of Orkney Herald of Arms tradition Gallo British jurisdiction Scotland authority Court of the Lord Lyon Orkney Herald of Arms Extraordinary is a current Scotland Scottish Officer of Arms herald of arms in Extraordinary of the Court of the Lord Lyon . ref cite web url http www.lyon court.com lordlyon CCC FirstPage.jsp title The Officers of Arms in Scotland accessdate 2 June 2011 work The Court of the Lord Lyon ref The title is locative in origin, from the Orkney Isles or the creation of the Earl of Orkney Earls of Orkney . It was probably created in late period. ref cite web url http medievalscotland.org jes HeraldicTitles dictionary.shtml title Heraldic Titles from the Middle Ages and Renaissance Dictionary of Period Forms accessdate 2 June 2011 work Julia Smith ref The Heraldic badge badge of office is Two dragons heads erased and addorsed their necks entwined Or breathing flames of fire Gules all ensigned of the Crown of Scotland Proper. ref cite journal last1 Roads first1 Elizabeth Ann year title Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms journal The Double Tressure issue 20 1998 pages 77 86 ref The office is currently held by Malcolm Innes of Edingight Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight , the former Lord Lyon King of Arms . He was appointed to this post on the 9 February 2001. ref LondonGazette city e issue 25116 startpage 2663 date 9 November 2001 accessdate 2011 06 02 ref Office bearers Incomplete date February 2009 2001 Present Malcolm Innes of Edingight See also Officer of Arms Herald Court of the Lord Lyon Heraldry Society of Scotland References Reflist External links http www.lyon court.com The Court of the Lord Lyon Court of the Lord Lyon Category Court of the Lord Lyon Category Offices of arms Scotland stub heraldry stub NOTOC ... more details
File OrkneyGeologyMap.png thumb 300px Sketch geological map of Orkney The geology of the Orkney archipelago ... part of Mainland, Orkney Mainland , this sequence can be seen to rest Unconformity unconformably ... http www.landforms.eu orkney Geology Basement basement.htm Basement geology of Orkney, Hall, Adrian and Brown, John, Orkney Landscapes online Edinburgh, Scotland September 2005, Last update 10 Nov ... Lower Devonian age, Yesnaby, Mainland Orkney File Unconformity base Middle Devonian Yesnaby.JPG thumb ... processes aeolian setting. ref http www.landforms.eu orkney Geology Stratigraphy Devonian 20Lower 20Devonian.htm Lower Devonian of Orkney, Hall, Adrian and Brown, John, Orkney Landscapes online Edinburgh ... Red Sandstone of Orkney is of Middle Devonian age. ref name Millennium Marshall, J.E.A., & Hewett ... www.landforms.eu orkney Geology Stratigraphy Devonian 20Lower 20Middle.htm Lower Middle Devonian, Hall, Adrian and Brown, John, Orkney Landscapes online Edinburgh, Scotland September 2005, Last update ... environment. ref name HallBrownUMid http www.landforms.eu orkney Geology Stratigraphy Devonian 20upper ..., Orkney Landscapes online Edinburgh, Scotland September 2005, Last update 10 Nov 2008 ref Locally ... Geology Orkney and Shetland, Institute of Geological Sciences, Natural Environment Council, 149pp ... of Orkney are cut by a series of WSW ENE to N S trending faults, many of which were active during ... Consultants 1998. Orkney landscape character assessment. Scottish Natural Heritage Review No 100. ref ... of lamprophyre and more rarely dolerite are exposed in many parts of Orkney. ref http www.landforms.eu orkney Geology Dykes 20and 20Volcanics permian 20dykes.htm Permian dykes, Hall, Adrian and Brown, John, Orkney Landscapes online Edinburgh, Scotland September 2005, Last update 10 Nov 2008 ref They trend .... ref Brown, J.F., 1975. Potassium Argon evidence of a Permian age for the camptonite dykes Orkney ... Eolianite outcrop at Aikerness on the Mainland Orkney Mainland The presence of bitumen s throughout ... more details
Infobox Christian leader type Bishop name Thorulf title Bishop of Orkney image alt caption church archdiocese diocese see Diocese of Orkney term 1043 x 1072 predecessor Unclear, but Bishop Henry of Lund Henry last known successor John I Bishop of Orkney John Orders ordination ordinated by consecration ... prelate , a Bishop of Orkney . Although probably a native Vikings Scandinavian , he is known only ... builder of the Birsay church and founder of the bishopric of Orkney. Hamburg and Orkney Thorulf ... Adam of Bremen , he was appointed as bishop of Blascona in Orkney by Adalbert of Hamburg Adalbert , Archbishop ... from an older form. ref Crawford, Bishops of Orkney , p. 1, n. 1, for details Thomson, New History , p. 85 ref Adam leaves no personal details about Thorulf, but supplies some information about the Orkney see, stating that the blockquote ...Orkney Islands, although they had previously been ruled by English ... as this was around the time that Earl Thorfinn Sigurdsson , ruler of Orkney, visited Rome. ref Birsay ... built a minster there dedicated to Christ as the seat of the first Orkney bishop. ref ... a deliberate plan on the part of the earl to perfect the organization of the church in Orkney . ref Cant, Church in Orkney and Shetland , p. 2 ref Thorfinn and Thorulf s Christ Church has been identified ... , but there is also evidence that it was located over in the Orkney Mainland Mainland next to the Earl ... Bishop of Orkney years 1043 x 1072 perhaps c. 1050 after John I Bishop of Orkney John s end Notes ... and Boyd location Edinburgh isbn citation last Cant first Ronald G. author link title The Church in Orkney ... Birsay and the Early Earls and Bishops of Orkney journal Orkney Heritage Vol. 2 Birsay A Centre of Political ... publisher Orkney Heritage Society pages 97 118 year 1983 issn citation last Crawford first Barbara ... Barbara E. author link title Bishops of Orkney in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries Bibliography and Biographical ... isbn citation last Thomson first William P. L. author link title The New History of Orkney edition ... more details
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