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Orphir (pronounced /ɔːrfɪr/, Old Norse: Jorfjara/Orfjara) is a
parish and
settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is
approximately 9
miles (14 kilometres)...
- The
remains of the
Orphir Round Church (or
Round Kirk), also St Nicholas's Church, are
located in
Orphir Parish on the Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It...
- Hoy and
Graemsay Kirkwall and St Ola (included
burgh of Kirkwall) Lady
Orphir Papa
Westray Rousay St
Andrews and
Deerness Sandwick Shapinsay South Ronaldsay...
- Lusitania. The
Argonaut Corporation Ltd was
founded and the
salvage ship
Orphir used to
search for the ship.
After three months of
searching the
wreck was...
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Kirkwall West and
Orphir is one of the six
wards used to
elect members of the
Orkney Islands Council. It
elects four Councillors. 2022
Orkney Islands Council...
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located to the east of
central St Ola,
which contains Kirkwall city. Firth,
Orphir,
Stenness and
Harray lie west of
Kirkwall and east of the
westernmost parishes...
- The Hall of
Clestrain is a
house in the
parish of
Orphir, Orkney, Scotland. The
house was the
birthplace of the
explorer John Rae in 1813.
Currently derelict...
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permanently above sea level. It is to the
north east of Cava, and
south of
Orphir. It is also
north of Flotta.
Formerly known as
Carlin Skerry, the rock gained...
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served as a tender,
named Pole Star,
based at Stromness. She was
renamed Orphir in 1931, and then sold to
William Marshall of
Glasgow for
conversion to...
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after his
distinguished military career.
Henry Halcro Johnston was born at
Orphir House, Orkney, Scotland, on 13
September 1856, the
fifth son of
James Johnston...
