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Orkneyan
Orkneyan Ork"ney*an, a. Of or pertaining to the Orkney islands. ``Orkneyan skerries.' --Longfellow.

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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...
- the largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. The Ring of Brodgar (or...
- 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...
- 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...
- Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encomp****ing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern...
- The 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Orkney may refer to: Scotland Orkney, an archipelago in Scotland, also known as the Orkney Islands Mainland, Orkney, the largest island in the Orkney...