Finstown (locally /ˈfɪnstʊn/) is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands...
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via Skara Brae, Dounby, Harray and Finstown (7), the 8 (which does a circular route to and from Kirkwall and Finstown via Stromness and the West Mainland...
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still be rarely found locally, retained in the name of the Pomona Inn at Finstown in the parish of Firth, as well as a local café in the capital of Kirkwall...
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Ferry 6: Kirkwall - Hatston - Finstown - Norseman - Tingwall Ferry - Evie - Birsay 7: Kirkwall - Old Finstown Road - Finstown - Harray - Dounby - Twatt -...
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are actual locations in the Orkney Islands, including Kirkwall, Dounby, Finstown, Houton, and Stromness. Some optional areas are places in Ireland, including...
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remained devoted to his former parliamentary constituency, and was buried in Finstown on Orkney. In 1938, Grimond married liberal politician Laura Bonham Carter...
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Shetland 750 Breiðeið St Margaret's Hope South Ronaldsay, Orkney 600 0.42 Hjop Pierowall Westray, Orkney 570 Hofn Finstown Mainland, Orkney 550 Fjörðr...
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157 individuals were found when excavated in the 1970s, Cuween Hill near Finstown which was found to contain the bones of men, dogs and oxen and Wideford...
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with A961 A964 Kirkwall Junction with A965 A965 Kirkwall Stromness A966 Finstown Birsay A967 Stromness Birsay A968 Voe Haroldswick Includes two ferry crossings...
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(3.4 km) west of Kirkwall, Orkney and 4.1 miles (6.6 km) south east of Finstown, Orkney, Scotland. It was constructed in 1915 and was operational from...
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in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near Finstown it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway. Bay of Firth is an inlet...
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the Hill of Heddle. William Buckle was a boy who lived in the village of Finstown, Orkney during the late 19th century, and around the age of 13 he was employed...
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surround Orkney. The main village is Finstown. Buckle's Tower stands on the Hill of Heddle, just outside Finstown. Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar...
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worked as a joiner and wheelwright and had a workshop in the village of Finstown, in the parish of Firth. He wrote Reminiscences of an Orkney Parish. John...
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(2 km) north east of the town of Kirkwall, and the road from Kirkwall to Finstown forms the southern boundary of the airfield. It was purpose built by the...
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Dishes Dounby Easting Eastside Eday Edmonstone Egilsay Elwick Everbay Evie Finstown Firth Flotta Foubister Georth Gills Bay Gorseness Graemsay Greenigo Grim...
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preserved chambered cairn in the Hebrides. Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn Finstown Orkney 3000 BC Tomb Excavated in 1901, when it was found to contain the...
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one of three chambered cairns found between the towns of Kirkwall and Finstown. The tomb is on private property and is not accessible to the public. The...
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It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown. Nearby is the smaller islet of Holm of Grimbister. It is now uninhabited...
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Rousay l/w Firth 1,877 Evie Church, Stenso* Rendall Church* Firth Church, Finstown* Rousay Church, Brinian* Eday 160 Eday Church* North Ronaldsay 72 North...
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Scapa Bay B9054 Shore Street, Kirkwall A960, Kirkwall Originally ran from Finstown to Twatt. Upgraded to Class I status as the A986, likely in 1933. B9055...
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Eday Primary School, Eday Evie Primary School, Evie Firth Primary School, Finstown Flotta Primary School, Flotta Glaitness Primary School, Kirkwall Hope Primary...
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Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010. "Finstown, The Hillock". Scotlands Places. 12–15 September 2008. Archived from the...
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Oxfordshire 51°50′N 1°28′W / 51.84°N 01.47°W / 51.84; -01.47 SP3616 Finstown Orkney Islands 59°00′N 3°08′W / 59.00°N 03.13°W / 59.00; -03.13 HY3513...
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