Definition of Orkneys. Meaning of Orkneys. Synonyms of Orkneys

- Orkney (/ˈɔːrkni/), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also...
- (17 mi; 28 km) to the west are considered part of the South Orkneys. The climate of the South Orkneys is generally cold, wet, and windy. Summers are short and...
- Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands was an operational commander of the Royal Navy. He was charged with the administration of the Orkney and Shetland Islands...
- Orkney and Shetland may refer to: The Scottish island groups of Orkney and Shetland, collectively known as the Northern Isles Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament...
- The Flag of Orkney was the winner of a public flag consultation in February and March 2007. In the flag consultation the people of Orkney were asked for...
- arrangements. The poem bears a resemblance to a 1952 work titled "The Bloody Orkneys", written by Andrew James Fraser Blair, author and journalist, under the...
- Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encomp****ing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern...
- that place; for example, a single malt whisky distilled on Orkney could be described as Orkney Single Malt Scotch Whisky instead of as an Island whisky...
- miles (78,772 km2). This includes nearly 800 islands, notably the Hebrides, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands. Scotland is the most mountainous constituent...
- main island of Orkney, Scotland. Both of Orkney's burghs, Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island, which is also the heart of Orkney's ferry and air...