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In July 2023, Orkney Council were investigating proposals to change its status, looking at options that included becoming a British Crown Dependency, a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Norway or just staying in the United Kingdom. [155] Economy [ edit ]

Press release: Energy system of the future to be demonstrated in Orkney: EMEC: European Marine Energy Centre". European Marine Energy Centre. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019 . Retrieved 4 April 2019. Erste Orkney-Brennerei seit 138 Jahren: Fassverkauf finanziert Bau der Deerness Distillery". www.heraldscotland.com. 29 March 2023 . Retrieved 29 March 2023. Tullio Treves; Laura Pineschi (1997). The Law of the Sea: The European Union and Its Member States. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p.530. ISBN 978-90-411-0326-0. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020 . Retrieved 27 September 2018.

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At Stenness is Maeshowe, Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles north. Thorfinn the Mighty was a son of Sigurd and a grandson of King Malcolm II of Scotland ( Máel Coluim mac Cináeda). Along with Sigurd's other sons he ruled Orkney during the first half of the 11th century and extended his authority over a small maritime empire stretching from Dublin to Shetland. Thorfinn died around 1065 and his sons Paul and Erlend succeeded him, fighting at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. [67] Paul and Erlend quarreled as adults and this dispute carried on to the next generation. The martyrdom of Magnus Erlendsson, who was killed in April 1116 by his cousin Haakon Paulsson, resulted in the building of St Magnus Cathedral, still today a dominating feature of Kirkwall. [Notes 9] [Notes 10] Kirkwall is the administrative capital of the Orkney Islands and largest town. The airport, and ferry port for Aberdeen and Shetland, are here; it has the most accommodation and is the obvious base for visitors. Its main attractions are St Magnus cathedral, the Earl's and Bishop's Palaces, a couple of museums, and two distilleries.

The Orkney char ( Salvelinus inframundus) used to live in Heldale Water on Hoy. It has been considered locally extinct since 1908. [232] [233] Stoat problem and solution [ edit ] Stoat Orkney Islands Council: Election 2017 Results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017 . Retrieved 8 May 2017.

Natural world: Old Man of Hoy, and "The Gloup" at the south-east edge of Mainland, a deep chasm into the sea. For uninhabited islands indicates the last known date of permanent, year round settlement. Information is from Haswell-Smith (2004) Scottish Islands save those indicated with a separate footnote.

You can feel the atmosphere of the last watering hole and departure post before sailing on the North Atlantic Ocean. #5 – Yesnaby Cliffs

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Candidates and Constituency Assessments". alba.org.uk – "The almanac of Scottish elections and politics". Retrieved 9 February 2010. Orkney has a cool temperate climate that is remarkably mild and steady for such a northerly latitude, due to the influence of the warm waters of the Norwegian Current, a north-easterly extension of the North Atlantic Drift which is itself an extension of the Gulf Stream. [119] The average temperature for the year is 8°C (46°F); for winter 4°C (39°F) and for summer 12°C (54°F). [120] In 2022, as part of the Levelling Up White Paper, an "Island Forum" was proposed, which would allow local policymakers and residents in Orkney to work alongside their counterparts in Shetland, the Western Isles, Anglesey and the Isle of Wight on common issues, such as broadband connectivity, and provide a platform for them to communicate directly with the government on the challenges island communities face in terms of levelling up. [153] [154] In mid-2023, many Orcadians savoured the idea of leaving the UK and joining Norway instead, due to years of underfunding and neglect from Westminister and Edinburgh. Other options that were considered include the islands becoming a crown dependency similar to IoM or the Channel Islands, or to become an autonomous region similar to the Faroe Islands.

Orkney is separated from the mainland of Scotland by the Pentland Firth, a ten-kilometre-wide (6mi) seaway between Brough Ness on the island of South Ronaldsay and Duncansby Head in Caithness. [100] Orkney lies between 58°41′ and 59°24′ north, and 2°22′ and 3°26′ west, measuring 80 kilometres (50mi) from northeast to southwest and 47 kilometres (29mi) from east to west, and covers 975 square kilometres (376sqmi). [101] [102] Stromness is the second-largest town, and the most attractive, with its narrow flagstone main street. The ferry from Scrabster on the Scottish mainland lands here. When the sagas were written down Orkney had been Christian for 200 years or more [65] and this conversion tale has been described as "blatantly unhistorical". [66]The North Isles is an island group located to the north of Mainland Island. It comprises several islands with sizable land areas, connected to the Mainland by ferry service. Some of these islands are North Ronaldsay, Sanday, Westray, Papa Westray, Egilsay, Rousay, and Gairsay. The islands are rich in ancient monuments, including old-towered church ruins, standing stones, and Cubbie Roo’s castle. Some islands have a small population, including 550 people in Westray and five people in Auskerry. Why The Tourism Sector Needs To Change 25 April 2020". 24 April 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021 . Retrieved 3 February 2021. Most of the main attractions in the Orkney Islands are located on the West side of Mainland Orkney.

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