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    Wyre (historically known as Viera and Veira) is one of the Orkney Islands, lying south-east of Rousay. It is 311 hectares (1.20 sq mi) and 32 metres (105 ft)...
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    Orkney (/ˈɔːrkni/), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes...
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  • Wyre may refer to: Wyre, Orkney, an island in Scotland Borough of Wyre, a local government district in Lancashire, England Wyre (UK Parliament constituency)...
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    Rousay (redirect from Orkney Islands/Rousay)
    neighbours Egilsay and Wyre, it can be reached by ro-ro ferry MV Eynhallow from Tingwall. This service is operated by Orkney Ferries, and can take up...
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    of Wyre, in Orkney, Scotland. It is thought to have been built by a Norse chieftain, Kolbeinn hrúga or his son, Bjarni Kolbeinsson, Bishop of Orkney. The...
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    Holm. Wyre: Wyre Skerries. The remote islets of Sule Skerry and Sule Stack, which lie 37 miles (60 km) west of the archipelago form part of Orkney for local...
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  • Montcalm, Quebec Weir, Rajasthan Weir Dam, Maharashtra Weir, Lancashire Wyre, Orkney, Scotland, which used to be spelt "Weir" occasionally Weir, Kansas Weir...
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    linking Kirkwall on Orkney Mainland to the northern island of Shapinsay. The Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre service, linking Tingwall on Orkney Mainland to the...
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    Loch Leven Castle (F) Mousa Threave Castle (F) Wyre Many of the Islands of the Forth and southern Orkney Islands have fortifications from the two world...
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  • Veira may refer to: Veira, a historically used name for Wyre, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK Héctor Veira (born 1946), Argentine footballer Vera (disambiguation)...
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    Cobbie Row's Castle (category Historic Scotland properties in Orkney)
    to exist in Scotland. The castle ruins are located on the island of Wyre in Orkney. Built in the mid-12 century by Norse landowner, Kolbeinn hrúga, the...
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    is founded by Lord Hugh de Morville. Cubbie Roo's Castle is built on Wyre (Orkney Islands) and is first mentioned in the Orkneyinga Saga. Christchurch...
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  • 3500 BC Timeline of prehistoric Scotland Wickham-Jones, Caroline (2007) Orkney: A Historical Guide. Edinburgh. Birlinn. p. 40. "Knap of Howar" Historic...
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    Whitehall Widewall Woodwick Work Wyre Yesnaby List of places in Scotland List of islands of Scotland List of Orkney islands Contents:  Top A B C D E F...
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    island groups: Shetland and Orkney. There are a total of 36 inhabited islands, with the fertile agricultural islands of Orkney contrasting with the more...
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    north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Rendall. There is a ferry connection to the islands of Wyre, Rousay and Egilsay...
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  • between Mainland Orkney and Graemsay Eynhallow Sound separating Rousay from Mainland Orkney Gairsay Sound between Gairsay and Wyre Gutter Sound between...
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  • Crosskirk 12th-century St Mary's Chapel, Rattray St Mary's Chapel, Wyre, Orkney Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan, ruined chapel, Stonehaven St. Mary's...
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    Retrieved 13 July 2012. Fraser, David (1980) Investigations in Neolithic Orkney. Glasgow Archaeological Journal. 7 p. 13. ISSN 1471-5767 "Unstan Chambered...
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  • Bay, Aberdeenshire Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's) St Mary's Chapel, Wyre, Orkney St Mary's Chapel, Rattray, Aberdeenshire Chapel of St. Mary, Colonsay...
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  • is founded by Lord Hugh de Morville. Cubbie Roo's Castle is built on Wyre (Orkney Islands) and is first mentioned in the Orkneyinga Saga. Christchurch...
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  • numerous castles on the west side of the island of Wyre, which are some of the oldest of its kind in Orkney. The influence of Kolbeinn is attested by his contribution...
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  • Spain Viera, a historical name of what now tends to be called Wyre, an island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland Viera (given name) Feliciano Viera (1872–1927)...
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  • This List of bays of the Orkney Islands summarises the bays that are located in the islands of Orkney in Scotland. The heading "Nearest Town" shows the...
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  • aircraft manufacturer whose planes were designated 'Bü' Bu, a hamlet on Wyre in the Orkney Islands, Scotland Bû, a settlement in France Bulgaria (WMO and LOC...
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    MV Eynhallow (category Transport in Orkney)
    by Orkney Ferries. MV Eynhallow was built by Abels Shipbuilders in Bristol in 1987. MV Eynhallow is normally used on the Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre service...
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    02.58°W / 52.12; -02.58 SO6047 Wyre Orkney Islands 59°07′N 2°58′W / 59.12°N 02.97°W / 59.12; -02.97 HY443263 Wyre Forest Shropshire 52°23′N 2°22′W...
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  • This is a list of the named lochs of Orkney, Scotland. There are numerous lochs, both large and small, scattered across the islands of this archipelago...
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    Egilsay (category Islands of the Orkney Islands)
    as a whole grew by 4% to 103,702. Orkney Ferries sail from the island to Tingwall on the Orkney Mainland via Wyre and Rousay. Sir Alexander Douglas of...
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    Shapinsay (category Islands of the Orkney Islands)
    nearby islands of Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre. The Orkney Islands Council has also considered building a tunnel to the Orkney Mainland. The development trust offers...
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