Orkney

/ ˈɔːknɪ, ˈɔːknɪz /

plural noun

1. a group of over 70 islands off the N coast of Scotland, separated from the mainland by the Pentland Firth: constitutes an island authority of Scotland; low-lying and treeless; many important prehistoric remains. Administrative centre: Kirkwall. Pop: 19 310 (2003 est). Area: 974 sq km (376 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Then there's fisheries vessels, border protection craft, ships to support Scotland's offshore wind industry, new ferries for Orkney... all are potential markets if Ferguson's can put the ferries saga behind it.

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Swona's last islanders left in 1974, but a herd of cows descended from the livestock once farmed on the isle in Orkney still survive.

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Gary Foubister, of Orkney Islands Council trading standards, said people could contact his office if they were concerned about unexpected deliveries.

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Swona is about a mile long and half a mile wide, and lies in the Pentland Firth, a stretch of famously difficult sea between Orkney and the north coast of the Scottish mainland.

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Meanwhile, in 2022, UK firm Skyports delivered school meals to children in the Orkney islands, funded by Argyll and Bute Council, and temporarily ran a "fish and chip Fridays" delivery service to the wider community.

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