infobox UK place country Scotland official name Kirkwall scots name Kirkwaa or Kirkwal ref http www.scotslanguage.com ... population ref ref http www.hie.co.uk HIE economic reports 2007 Kirkwall 20settlement 20profile ... post town Kirkwall postcode district KW15 postcode area KW dial code 01856 Kirkwall is the biggest ... elevated Kirkwall to the status of a royal burgh modern roadsigns still indicate The City and Royal Burgh of Kirkwall . The name Kirkwall comes from the Old Norse Norse name Kirkjuvagr Church Bay , which was later corrupted to Kirkvoe , Kirkwaa and Kirkwall . Overview File Kirkwall Town Hall.jpg thumb 200px left Kirkwall Town Hall exterior. File St Magnus Cthl Kirkwall.jpg thumb 200px left St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. File Kirkwall Highlighted.png thumb 200px left Kirkwall in relation ... of about 8,500, Kirkwall is a port with ferry services to Aberdeen and Lerwick , as well as the principal ... later Saint R gnvald Kali . Next to the Cathedral are the ruins of the former Bishop s Palace, Kirkwall Bishop s Palace and Earl s Palace, Kirkwall Earl s Palace . The town has two museums Tankerness ..., Kirkwall has many 17th 18th century houses and other structures in the local vernacular style. The Kirk of Kirkwall was not the Cathedral which was originally at Birsay , but the 11th century church ... day Saint Olaf s Church Scottish Episcopal Church Episcopal in the town s Dundas Crescent. Kirkwall ... Rennibister Earth House . One of the major annual events in the town is the Kirkwall Ba game Ba ... one half of the town. Kirkwall also has the most northerly of the world s Carnegie libraries ... Isles and Scotland, Kirkwall experiences a maritime climate with cool summers, mild winters ... box location Kirkwall, 26m asl, 1971 2000, Extremes 1951 metric first Yes single line Yes Jan ... for Kirkwall publisher UKMO language ref date Nov 2011 source 2 Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute ... QUERY POINT&CMD QUERY POINT bottom title Kirkwall Extremes publisher KNMI language ref date Nov 2011 ... more details
Kirkwall Castle , also known as King s Castle , was located in Kirkwall , the main settlement in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. Built in the 14th century, it was deliberately destroyed in 1614. The last ruins were cleared in the 19th century. The castle was located around the corner of Broad Street and Castle Street in the centre of Kirkwall. History In the 14th century, Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney , c. 1345 c. 1400 held the Earldom of Orkney from King Haakon VI of Norway . Sinclair built the castle at Kirkwall soon after being granted the Earldom in 1379. ref name rcahms cite web url http canmore.rcahms.gov.uk en site 2525 details kirkwall castle title Kirkwall, Castle work CANMORE publisher Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland accessdate 5 August 2011 ref In the early 17th century Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney , feuded with Laurence Bruce , Sherriff of Shetland. Stewart was arrested in 1610, and in May 1614 his son, Robert, rebelled against King James I of England James VI . Robert and his supporters occupied Kirkwall Castle, along with the Bishop s Palace, Kirkwall Bishop s and Earl s Palace, Kirkwall Earl s Palaces , and St Magnus Cathedral . In August the Earl of Caithness led royal troops against the rebels, and Kirkwall Castle surrendered on 30 September. ref cite web url http www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk usbiography s patrickstewartorkney.html title Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney work Undiscovered Scotland accessdate 5 August 2011 ref On 26 October 1614 the Privy Council of Scotland ordered that Kirkwall Castle be demolished. ref name rcahms The ruins stood until 1742, when most of the stone was used to build a new town house and jail. By 1865 only a convert 17 m adj on section of wall remained, and this was removed to improve access. A plaue now marks the site of the castle. ref name rcahms References reflist Scandinavian Scotland state autocollapse Coord 58.9823 2.9605 region GB display title Category Castles ... more details
Infobox airport name Kirkwall Airport nativename nativename a nativename r image Kirkwall airport.jpg image width 200px caption IATA KOI ICAO EGPA type Public owner operator Highlands and Islands Airports Limited city served Mainland, Orkney location Kirkwall elevation f 58 elevation m 18 latd 58 latm 57 lats 29 latNS N longd 002 longm 54 longs 02 longEW W coordinates type airport coordinates region GB ORK pushpin map Scotland Orkney pushpin label EGPA pushpin map caption Location in Orkney website http www.hial.co.uk kirkwall airport.html Kirkwall Airport metric rwy Y r1 number 09 27 r1 length f 4,685 r1 length m 1,428 r1 surface Asphalt r2 number 14 32 r2 length f 2,231 r2 length m 680 r2 surface Asphalt stat year 2011 stat1 header Passengers stat1 data 145,897 stat2 header Passenger change 10 11 stat2 data increase 3.2 stat3 header Aircraft Movements stat3 data 14,131 stat4 header Movements change 10 11 stat4 data decrease 2.8 footnotes Sources UK Aeronautical Information Publication AIP at National Air Traffic Services NATS ref name aip http www.nats uk.ead it.com public index.php 3Foption com content&task blogcategory&id 85&Itemid 134.html Kirkwall EGPA ref br Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority United Kingdom UK Civil Aviation Authority ref name stats http www.caa.co.uk default.aspx?catid 80&pagetype 88&pageid 3&sglid 3 UK Annual Airport Statistics ref Kirkwall Airport ... Convert 2.5 NM abbr on lk in southeast of Kirkwall ref name aip and is owned by Highlands .... In 1943 the Royal Naval Air Service took over, as RNAS Kirkwall then HMS Robin. Control passed in 1948 ... kirkwall airport about us . References references External links http www.hial.co.uk kirkwall airport.html Kirkwall Airport Official website Airports in Scotland Airports in the United Kingdom Category ... UK airport stub de Flughafen Kirkwall gd Port Adhair Bhaile na h Eaglais no Kirkwall lufthavn pms Kirkwall Airport ru simple Kirkwall Airport vi S n bay Kirkwall ... more details
no footnotes date February 2011 Image Earl s palace.jpg thumb right Earl s Palace, Kirkwall, Scotland The ruins of the Earl s Palace, Kirkwall lie near St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall , Orkney Islands Orkney , Scotland . Built by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney . It was begun in 1607 and built largely by forced labour. Lord Orkney and his father, Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney , are acknowledged to have been among the most tyrannical noblemen in Scotland s history. The Earl s Palace was built after Lord Orkney decided that the accommodation provided by the Bishop s Palace, Kirkwall Bishop s Palace was inadequate for his needs. He decided to extend the complex by building a new Earl s Palace on the adjoining land. This was complicated by the fact he did not actually own this property. He quickly acquired it by fabricating charges of theft against the unfortunate current owner, trying him and having him executed. However, Orkney did not hold on to the property for long. Whilst in prison, Orkney s son, Robert Stewart, Lord Stewart , rose in rebellion and seized the palace, nearby St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall St. Magnus Cathedral and Kirkwall Castle . An army laid siege and the Castle was destroyed. Lord Orkney and his son were later executed. After Lord Orkney s death the palaces continued to be the residence of the Bishop of Orkney Bishops of Orkney sporadically until 1688, when they became the property of the Crown, and fell into ruin in the 18th century. The ruins, though roofless, still have much of their original France French influenced Renaissance elegance Historic Scotland entrance charge . Turrets and decorations carved in the sandy coloured stonework, give glimpses of the former splendour of this residence. External links commons category http www.orkneyjar.com history earls.htm Orkneyjar The Earl s Palace, Kirkwall ... museums in Orkney nl The Earl s Palace Kirkwall pt Pal cio do Conde Kirkwall ... more details
Image Bishop s Palace Kirkwall.jpg thumb 200px Bishop s Palace, seen from St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall St Magnus Cathedral tower. The Bishop s Palace, Kirkwall was built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall , Orkney Islands Orkney , Scotland , was being constructed, and housed the cathedral s first bishop , William the Old of the Norway Norwegian Catholicism Catholic church who took his authority from the Archbishop of Nidaros Trondheim . The ruin ed structure now looks like a small castle . Originally it is thought to have been like a typical Royal Norwegian Palace, with a large rectangular hall above store rooms and a tower house as the Bishop s private residence. King Haakon IV of Norway , overwintering after the Battle of Largs , died here in 1263, marking the end of Norsemen Norse rule over the Outer Hebrides . The neglected palace had fallen into ruins by 1320. In 1468 Orkney and Shetland were pledged by Christian I of Denmark and Norway for the payment of the dowry of his daughter Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland Margaret , betrothed to James III of Scotland , and as the money has never since been paid, their connection with the crown of Scotland has been perpetual. In 1526 the palace came briefly into the possession of William, Lord Sinclair , before he was ordered to return it to the Bishop of Orkney . When King James V of Scotland visited Kirkwall in 1540 he garrisoned his troops in the Palace and in Kirkwall Castle . Soon afterwards extensive restoration was begun by Robert Reid bishop Bishop Robert Reid , the last and greatest of Orkney s Middle Ages medieval Bishops who also founded ... Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney who planned to incorporate it into his Earl s Palace, Kirkwall , but debts ... history bishop.htm Orkneyjar The Bishop s Palace, Kirkwall coord 58 58 49 N 2 57 25 ... do Bispo Kirkwall ... more details
John Hamilton FitzMaurice, Viscount Kirkwall 9 October 1778 23 November 1820 , known as John FitzMaurice until 1791, was a British politician. Background Kirkwall was the son of the Hon. Thomas FitzMaurice , younger son of John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne . His mother was Mary, suo jure Countess of Orkney, daughter of Murrough O Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond and Mary, suo jure Countess of Orkney. Prime Minister William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne , was his uncle. He gained the Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom courtesy title Viscount Kirkwall when his mother succeeded as Countess of Orkney in 1791. Political career Kirkwall was returned to Parliament for Heytesbury UK Parliament constituency Heytesbury in 1802, a seat he held until 1806, and later represented Denbigh Boroughs UK Parliament constituency Denbigh Boroughs between 1812 and 1818. Family Lord Kirkwall married the Hon. Anna Maria, daughter of John Blaquiere, 1st Baron de Blaquiere , in 1802. He died in November 1820, aged 42, predeceasing his mother by eleven years. His eldest son Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney Thomas later succeeded in the earldom. His second son the Hon. William FitzMaurice MP William was a politician. Lady Kirkwall died in January 1843. See also Marquess of Lansdowne Earl of Orkney References Rayment date February 2012 S start s par uk s bef before John Leicester, 1st Baron de Tabley Sir John Leicester, Bt br William Wickham spymaster William Wickham s ttl title Member of Parliament for Heytesbury UK Parliament constituency Heytesbury with Vacant 1802 with2 Charles Moore English MP Charles Moore 1802&ndash 1806 years 1802&ndash 1806 s aft after Vacant br Sir William Court, 1st Baronet Sir William Court, Bt s bef before Robert Myddelton ... Persondata . NAME Kirkwall, John Fitzmaurice, Viscount ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 9 October 1778 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 23 November 1820 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Kirkwall ... more details
The Kirkwall Ba Game also spelled ba is one of the main annual events held in the town of Kirkwall , in Orkney Islands Orkney , Scotland . ref cite web url http blog.washingtonpost.com why we compete 2007 12 tradition.html title Tradition The Old Ba Game first Eli last Saslow publisher The Washington Post date 2007 12 30 ref It is one of a number of Ba game Ba Games played in the streets of towns around Scotland these are examples of Category Traditional football traditional football games which are still played in towns in the United Kingdom and worldwide. Dating back to the mid 17th century the two sides are the Uppies and the Doonies, or more correctly, Up the Gates and Doon the Gates from Norn gata path or road , although it is also common in Scots language Scots . Originally the side any individual played on was decided by whether he or she was born up or doon the gate but a hospital built in the 1950s made family tradition determinant. For ferryloupers incomers, though more literally ferry jumpers, and people from the isles or rural areas their side is determined by the route taken on their first arrival in Kirkwall, by family influence, or by the side their friends play on. The game was traditionally played by men from Kirkwall and the surrounding area of St.Ola, however in recent times the games popularity has grown to include players from all areas of Orkney, including some of the outer isles. This has led to the game becoming very large and physically demanding with sometimes in excess of 350 men playing at any one time. Non Orcadians are not encouraged to participate for this very reason. Safety of players and property is top priority and the feeling among those associated with the game is that it has now become too large to be manageable from a safety aspect ... in the salt water of Kirkwall Bay, the Ba has gone doon. The Uppies must round the Lang, or Mackinson ... links http blog.washingtonpost.com why we compete 2007 12 tradition.html?hpid artslot Kirkwall Ba ... 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
Image Highlandpark.jpg right thumb 300px Highland Park distillery on the outskirts of Kirkwall St Ola is a parish in Mainland, Orkney . It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth, Orkney Firth and north of Holm, Mainland Orkney Holm . It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall . Both Kirkwall lang non kirkjuvagr , church bay and St Ola may take their name from the church of St. Olaf, built about 1035 on the north bank of the Papdale Burn. ref cite web url http www.rcahms.gov.uk papar orkney7.html title Papdale, Kirkwall and St. Ola publisher The Papar Project rcahms.gov.uk accessdate 2008 04 18 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080221140224 http www.rcahms.gov.uk papar orkney7.html Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 02 21 ref Highland Park Single Malt Highland Park , the second most northerly Scotch whisky distillery is on the outskirts of Kirkwall. Several ships of the North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Steam Navigation Company later P&O Scottish Ferries were named St Ola . References reflist Orkney Islands Coord 58 58 5 N 2 58 2 W region GB scale 100000 display title Category Parishes of Orkney Orkney geo stub ... more details
, poet DATE OF BIRTH 11 November 1918 PLACE OF BIRTH Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland DATE OF DEATH 1999 PLACE OF DEATH Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland DEFAULTSORT Tait, Maragaret Caroline Category 1918 births ... more details
Other uses St Andrews disambiguation Image Grainmilltankerness.jpg right thumb 300px Disused grain mill at Tankerness St Andrews is a parish in Mainland, Orkney . It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm, Mainland Orkney Holm and west of Deerness . ref http www.orcadian.co.uk maps standrews.htm St Andrews The Orcadian . Retrieved 19 April 2008. ref The settlements of Tankerness , Toab, Orkney Toab and Foubister are in the parish, as is Kirkwall Airport . Saint Andrews is on the east side of Mainland, ref name Wilson Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland Edinburgh, 1882 Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone ref and extends from the eastern boundary of Kirkwall parish to the sea, and includes the island of Kirkholm. ref name Wilson The land is mostly flat, but has diversities of surface, and rises nowhere higher than 350 ft. ref name Wilson The coast includes both sandy beach and precipitous rock, and has a large sea cavern. ref name Wilson For certain purposes, St Andrews and Deerness have been united. ref name Wilson References Reflist Orkney Islands coord 58 57 26 N 2 51 45 W region GB scale 100000 display title Category Parishes of Orkney Orkney geo stub ... more details
The abbreviation KOI represents, among other things, the IATA airport code for Kirkwall Airport the KOI character encodings the KOI 18 cryptographic key fill device used by the U.S. government the Kobe Osaka International Karate organisation the Korea Olympiad in Informatics the Kingdom of Italy a Kepler Object of Interest language code for Komi Permyak language You may be looking for Koi , a type of ornamental domesticated fish commonly kept for decorative purposes in outdoor ponds. disambig eo KOI apartigilo fr KOI id KOI it KOI ... more details
Earl s Palace can refer to Earl s Palace, Birsay Earl s Palace, Kirkwall disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. nl The Earl s Palace pt Pal cio do Conde ... more details
inline citations date September 2010 The Orcadian is the oldest newspaper in Orkney , Scotland , first published in 1854. At first a monthly paper, it soon became a weekly. It is produced in Kirkwall and comes out each Thursday. References Bailey, Patrick Orkney David & Charles 1971 ISBN 0715350005 External links http www.orcadian.co.uk Official website DEFAULTSORT Orcadian Category Publications established in 1854 Category Newspapers published in Scotland Category Orkney Orkney stub Scotland newspaper stub ... more details
Brian Kirkwall Miller born 30 January 1921 was an Australian politician. Born in Queenstown, Tasmania Queenstown , he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council in 1957 as the Australian Labor Party Labor member for Electoral division of Newdegate Newdegate . He held various ministerial portfolios and led the Government in the Council from 1972 to 1982. In 1986 he resigned from the Council to contest the Tasmanian House of Assembly House of Assembly election, but he was unsuccessful. ref cite web title Miller, Brian Kirkwall publisher Parliament of Tasmania year 2005 url http www.parliament.tas.gov.au history tasparl millerb529.htm accessdate 1 October 2011 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Miller, Brian ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council DATE OF BIRTH 30 January 1921 PLACE OF BIRTH Queenstown, Tasmania , Australia DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Miller, Brian Category 1921 births Category Living people Category Australian Labor Party politicians Category Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Australia Labor politician stub ... more details
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Infobox hospital Name Org Group NHS Orkney Image Caption Main entrance to the Hospital Logo optional Location Kirkwall Region Orkney Country Scotland HealthCare NHS Scotland Type Rural general Speciality if devoted to a speciality, i.e. not if has broad spectrum of specialities Standards optional if no national standards Emergency Yes Affiliation University of Aberdeen br Robert Gordon University Beds 100 Founded 1845 Closed optional Website http www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk Services hospital balfour hospital.htm Wiki Links Balfour Hospital is a rural general hospital in Kirkwall , run by NHS Orkney . It is the main hospital in Orkney . Services Balfour Hospital has fewer than a hundred beds in six wards. ref cite web url http www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk Services hospital balfour hospital.htm title Balfour Hospital publisher NHS Orkney accessdate 2008 08 02 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080531020634 http www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk Services hospital balfour hospital.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 05 31 ref History Orkney s first hospital was established in October 1845, in what is today the Kirkwall West End Hotel. In 1836, John Balfour of Trenabie set up a charitable trust for the founding of a hospital with the interest from 20,000 worth of Mexican government bonds. In 1845, the trustees of the hospital fund bought the house from local merchant, James Shearer, together with the two large gardens and blacksmith s shop on the west side of the street, for 450. At first known simply as the Orkney Hospital, it became the Balfour Hospital in 1853, in recognition of the contribution of the Balfour family, a name which continues at Orkney s present hospital in New Scapa Road, Kirkwall. The West End served as a hospital well into the 20th century, its replacement opening in 1927. ref cite web url http www.4hotels.co.uk uk hotels westend2.html title West End Hotel, Kirkwall publisher 4hotels.co.uk accessdate 2008 08 02 ref A Macmillan House ward for cancer patients opened in Bal ... more details
Finstown in the Firth, Orkney parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney Mainland , Orkney is the third largest settlement on the island. According to travel author Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. ref Eric Linklater. 1965 ref This settlement is situated along the Bay of Firth , whose fringe is a shallow intertidal mudflat . ref C. Michael Hogan. 2007 ref History Prehistoric finds have been made in the form of ancient cist s, somewhat west of the primary school. ref Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 1981 ref Further east towards Kirkwall is the Rennibister Earth House , estimated to be 3000 years old. Landmarks Finstown has a post office, Firth Primary School, two pubs one closed at present , a shop and a garage. Most of these buildings are situated on the main Stromness to Kirkwall road. Name and culture Image Finstowngala.jpg right thumb left 220px Finstown Gala with pipe band . Credit Colin Smith Formerly called Toon o Firth , the origin of the name is thought to come from an Irishman named David Phin who came to the area in 1811. A soldier with the 9th Royal Veteran Battalion , he married a Kirkwall girl in 1813. In 1820 he opened an ale house which was called the Toddy Hole by arrangement with John Miller of Millquoy . Four years later they quarrelled and Phin left for Aberdeen , but his name remained. Today the hostelry is called the Pomona Inn, after an old name for Mainland Orkney. Line notes references References C. Michael Hogan. 2007. http www.geograph.org.uk photo 535543 HY3613 Beach and mudflats at Finstown Centre waterfront, Mainland Orkney, Geograph British Isles United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Eric Linklater. 1965. Orkney and Shetland an historical, geographical, social, and scenic survey , Page 122 Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 1981. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland , page 58 coord 59.007633 3.115064 region GB type city display title Orkney Islands Category Villages in Orkney Orkney geo stub nl Finst ... more details
coord 58.842 2.843 display title region GB scale 500000 Infobox UK postcode area area code KW The KW postcode area or Kirkwall postcode area is a group of postcode districts in the far north east of Scotland . Though the area includes all of the Orkney Islands and is named after their largest town, the first 14 districts are on the mainland of Scotland roughly corresponding to the boundaries of the historic county of Caithness . The area comprises the post towns of Berriedale, Highland Berriedale , Brora , Dunbeath , Forsinard , Golspie , Halkirk , Helmsdale , Kinbrace , Latheron , Lybster , Thurso and Wick, Highland Wick , as well as Kirkwall , Stromness and the rest of Orkney. Coverage The approximate coverage of the postcode districts postcode area table start KW1 WICK Caithness Highland council area Highland KW2 LYBSTER Caithness Highland council area Highland KW3 LYBSTER Caithness Highland council area Highland KW5 LATHERON Caithness Highland council area Highland KW6 DUNBEATH Caithness Highland council area Highland KW7 BERRIEDALE Caithness Highland council area Highland KW8 HELMSDALE Sutherland Highland council area Highland KW9 BRORA Sutherland Highland council area Highland KW10 GOLSPIE Sutherland Highland council area Highland KW11 KINBRACE Sutherland Highland council area Highland KW12 HALKIRK Caithness Highland council area Highland KW13 FORSINARD Sutherland Highland council area Highland KW14 THURSO Caithness Highland council area Highland KW15 KIRKWALL Orkney Islands Orkney Islands KW16 STROMNESS Orkney Islands Orkney Islands KW17 ORKNEY Orkney Islands Orkney Islands Adjacent areas Adjacent postcode areas area KW SW IV NE ZE SE AB See also List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom References Reflist Postcode areas in the United Kingdom DEFAULTSORT Kw Postcode Area Category Postcode areas covering Scotland Postal stub ... more details
year, he was granted the Freedom of the City Freedom of Kirkwall and was appointed as the King ... , Orkney and Shetland Islands Shetland , and designed Saint Rognvald Chapel in St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. He is particularly renowned for his portrait s and is considered ... OF BIRTH Kirkwall DATE OF DEATH 1976 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cursiter, Stanley Category 1887 births ... more details
Century Kirkwall, 2000 ref . Other awards include winner of the Scottish Gift of the Year in 1997 ... SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1937 PLACE OF BIRTH Kirkwall, Orkney DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Robert Rendall 1898 1967 spent most of life in Kirkwall , Orkney . He spent much of his spare time in marine research and writing poetry. He compiled a catalogue of the marine mollusca of Orkney 1956, Proc.Roy.Soc.Edin. Robert Rendall was born in Glasgow in 1898 but was of Westray parentage. Rendall was a man of many talents and is known as a poet, essayist, historian, naturalist and theologian. A plaque bearing his name is in the presbytery of St Magnus Cathedral. He attended Kirkwall Grammar School until he was 13 and then entered the family business. He joined the Royal Navy in 1916 and served in Scapa Flow during World War I. In 1946 he semi retired from business and devoted his life to his scientific and cultural interests, and fishing. Rendall was widely published and contributed to a range of periodicals, newspapers and societies. Classical and Norse writers are ranked among his influences. Works include Country Sonnets 1946 , Orkney Variants 1951 , Shore Poems 1957 , Orkney Shore 1960 . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Rendall,Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1898 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1967 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Rendall,Robert Category 1898 births Category Scottish poets Category People from Orkney Category People associated with Orkney Category 1967 deaths Scotland scientist stub Scotland writer stub Orkney bio stub ... more details
use dmy dates date March 2012 Infobox Stadium stadium name The Pickaquoy Centre nickname The Picky Centre, or Picky location Kirkwall , Orkney opened 1999 closed demolished owner Orkney Islands Council operator The Pickaquoy Centre construction cost 8.4 million tenants Orkney official football team seating capacity Concerts 1,600 br Business conference Conferences 1,600 br Basketball 1,200 The Pickaquoy Centre is a multi use leisure centre in Kirkwall , Orkney, Scotland . It has a 1,600 seat arena with bleacher style seating, which can be condensed and used as a sports hall, with room for two five a side football pitches. The football pitches host the Orkney official football team . It also has a 247 seat cinema, numerous meeting rooms, health spa , gym , indoor and outdoor children s play areas, a cafe and bar. Outside, there is an All Weather Pitch, used for football and hockey, several grass pitches used for football and rugby and an Athletics sport athletics track. The centre also has a campsite within its grounds. External links cite web url http www.pickaquoy.net title Pickaquoy Centre publisher Pickaquoy Centre Trust accessdate 24 August 2009 coord 58 58 59 N 2 58 18 W region GB type landmark display title DEFAULTSORT Pickaquoy Centre Category Football venues in Scotland Category Sports venues in Orkney Scotland sports venue stub ... more details
Loganair serves the following destinations at February 2010 ref cite web url http www.loganair.co.uk destinations title Destinations date publisher Loganair ref Europe British Crown Dependencies Isle of Man Isle of Man Airport Norway Bergen Bergen Airport, Flesland Republic of Ireland Cork Cork Airport Oil Charter Donegal Donegal Airport Dublin Dublin Airport United Kingdom England Birmingham Birmingham Airport, West Midlands Birmingham Airport Newquay Newquay Cornwall Airport Leeds Leeds Bradford International Airport Northern Ireland Belfast George Best Belfast City Airport Scotland Aberdeen Aberdeen Airport Base Barra Barra Airport Scotland Barra Airport Benbecula Benbecula Airport Campbeltown Campbeltown Airport Dundee Dundee Airport Base Eday Eday Airport Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport Fair Isle Fair Isle Airport Glasgow Glasgow International Airport Base Inverness Inverness Airport Base Islay Islay Airport Kirkwall Kirkwall Airport Base North Ronaldsay North Ronaldsay Airport Papa Westray Papa Westray Airport Sanday Sanday Airport Sumburgh Sumburgh Airport Stornoway Stornoway Airport Stronsay Stronsay Airport Tiree Tiree Airport Westray Westray Airport Wick, Highland Wick Wick Airport References reflist Use dmy dates date October 2010 DEFAULTSORT Loganair Destinations Category Lists of airline destinations ... more details
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