Orkney islands

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  • Orkney Islands Attractions

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    The Orkney Islands have many attractions of interest to tourists, both natural, cultural and historical. Here are some popular and easily accessible attractions: Skara Brae, a prehistoric site consisting of several stone houses built around 3000 BC. The site was hidden from history until a storm revealed it back in 1850. You can see these…

  • 70 islands in the Orkney Islands

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    The Orkney Islands are an archipelago of about 70 islands and islets, of which only about 20 are inhabited, in the north of Scotland. The archipelago is about 16 km from the north coast of the island of Great Britain, and is separated by a strait called the Pentland Firth. The Orkney Islands are one…

  • Orkney Islands

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    Orkney is the name of an archipelago in the North Sea. Administratively Orkney is a Scottish county with the status of an archipelago. Its administrative centre is in Kirkwall. The island has an area of 990 km and has a population of 19,800 inhabitants (2006). Watch, Read, Listen SubdivisionsPickaquoyWork and workWarren fieldLynnfieldBrandyquoyPapdaleScapa and Kirkwall South…