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Orkney (/ˈɔːrkni/; Scots:
Orkney; Old Norse: Orkneyjar; Norn: Orknøjar), also
known as the
Orkney Islands (archaically "The
Orkneys"), is an archipelago...
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islands of
Orkney that lies off the
north coast of
mainland Scotland. With an area of 50.43 km2 (19.5 sq mi), it is the
third largest of the
Orkney Islands...
- The
Orkney Hood is an Iron Age garment, now in the
collection of
National Museums Scotland. It is in the form of a
woollen hood with tablet~woven trim...
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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...
- Earl of
Orkney,
historically Jarl of
Orkney, is a
title of
nobility encomp****ing the
archipelagoes of
Orkney and Shetland,
which comprise the Northern...
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island groups:
Shetland and
Orkney.
There are a
total of 36
inhabited islands, with the
fertile agricultural islands of
Orkney contrasting with the more...
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South Orkney Islands are a
group of
islands in the
Southern Ocean,
about 604 km (375 mi) north-east of the tip of the
Antarctic Peninsula and 844 km...
- main
island of
Orkney, Scotland. Both of
Orkney's burghs,
Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island,
which is also the
heart of
Orkney's ferry and air...
- The
Orkney child abuse scandal began on 27
February 1991, when
social workers and
police removed children—five boys and four girls, aged
eight to fifteen...
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James Hepburn, 1st Duke of
Orkney and 4th Earl of
Bothwell (c. 1534 – 14
April 1578),
better known simply as Lord Bothwell, was a
prominent Scottish nobleman...