Kirkwall

American  

[kurk-wawl, -wuhl] / ˈkɜrkˌwɔl, -wəl /

noun

1. a town on Pomona island, NE of Scotland in the Orkney Islands: administrative center of the Orkney Islands.

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Kirkwall British  

/ ˈkɜːkˌwɔːl /

noun

1. a town on the N coast of Mainland in the Orkney Islands: administrative centre of the island authority of Orkney: cathedral built by Norsemen (begun in 1137). Pop: 6206 (2001)

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Kirkwall

Orkney Islands Council confirmed it had received some of the boxes at its schools, including Stromness Academy, Kirkwall Grammar School and Papdale Halls of Residence for pupils to enjoy.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

At Kirkwall in Orkney it was 21.4C, the highest it had been in the islands this late in the year since 1998.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024

Last month, Sheriff Principal Pyle announced that pending jury trials would not be able to go ahead at Stornoway, Lerwick, Kirkwall, Portree and Lochmaddy Sheriff Courts as a result of staffing challenges faced by GEOAmey.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2023

Lyle Boyle, seagrass officer with Restoration Forth told BBC Radio Orkney they'd picked a small seagrass meadow at Finstown - halfway between Kirkwall and Stromness - for their harvesting site.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023

It is a copy of Arthur Johnston's Latin poems, printed at Aberdeen by Raban, 1632, and is in the possession of the Rev. J. B. Craven, Kirkwall.

From Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight by John Willcock