Orkney

British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

And not only central Europe – they also spread across the English Channel and throughout Britain, extending as far north as Orkney.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

At sites with "healthy, clear water" like the Isles of Scilly off Cornwall and the Orkney Islands "we were finding much more life", Unsworth said.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Trials in other places, including Orkney, seek to gather data to address those concerns.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Over the last eight years 28 chicks from the Scottish Highlands and Orkney Isles have been brought down to the Scottish border and successfully established.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

A few seedy giants of the Strong Arm, who had been captured by the Orkney faction, turned up and said their homage, but the Lancelot contingent was a spate.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White