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For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas of Scotland which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils which have the option under the Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997 (as chosen by Na h-Eileanan an Iar) of being known...
The Orkney Islands, usually called simply Orkney, are one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. ...
The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lords-lieutenant, the monarchs representatives, in Scotland. ...
The Orkney Islands, usually called simply Orkney, are one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. ...
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The KW postcode area, also known as the Kirkwall postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Berriedale, Brora, Dunbeath, Forsinard, Golspie, Halkirk, Helmsdale, Kinbrace, Kirkwall, Latheron, Lybster, Orkney, Stromness, Thurso and Wick in Scotland. ...
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St Margaret's Hope, known locally as The Hope, is a village in the Orkney Islands, situated off the north-east coast of Scotland. It has a population of about 550, making it Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. The Orkney Islands, usually called simply Orkney, are one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. ...
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Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. ...
Stromness is the second-largest town in the Orkney Islands and is located on the southwestern edge of the mainland of Orkney. ...
Situated off Water Sound at the head of a sheltered bay on the northern coast of the island of South Ronaldsay, it is connected to the Orkney Mainland by the A961 road across the Churchill Barriers. South Ronaldsay shown within Orkney Islands South Ronaldsay is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. ...
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The A961 is a single-carriageway road on the eastern side of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, connecting the town of Kirkwall on the Orkney Mainland to Burwick at the southern end of South Ronaldsay. ...
The Churchill Barriers are a series of four causeways in the Orkney Islands, with a total length of 2. ...
The Hope is South Ronaldsay's main village, and is named after Margaret of Norway who died there. The village has a primary school, a small blacksmith's museum, a number of shops and restaurants. Pentland Ferries run a regular service from the pier in the bay to Gills Bay on the Scottish mainland. Pentland Ferries operate a daily ferry service between Gills Bay in Caithness, Scotland about 3mls West of John o Groats, and St Margarets Hope on South Ronaldsay in Orkney. ...
Gills Bay, which is situated some 3mls. ...
It is also known for its annual Boys' Ploughing Match, a local tradition where young boys plough in the sands at the nearby Sand of Wright, and young girls (or boys, though this is now a rarity) wear traditional 'horse' costumes.
It should be noted, however, that the 'Margaret' from whom the village derives its name is probably not the Maid of Norway (a romantic but inaccurate myth) but is very likely to be St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland, the wife of Malcolm III. Stained glass window image of Saint Margaret of Scotland in the small chapel at Edinburgh Castle Saint Margaret of Scotland, also known by her Anglo-Saxon name Margaret Ætheling (c. ...
Máel Coluim mac Donnchada (anglicised Malcolm III) (1030x1038–13 November 1093) was King of Scots. ...
This can be evidenced by checking Victorian Ordnance Survey maps which shows the ancient site of an early Christian chapel dedicated to St. Margaret. No remnants of this structure can now be seen but are situated near to the Smiddy Museum (on the present day site of a local authority housing development - Erlend Terrace).
Scant traces of an Iron-Age broch can be found in a field off the Ontaft road above the village. Again, the site could once be identified by Victorian OS maps, but with the passage of time and all but a 'crop mark' remaining, modern maps fail to show its location.
St George's flags were erected in the village as part of the England football team's participation in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, showing a level of support for England not seen in some other parts of Scotland.[citation needed] For alternate uses, see Saint George (disambiguation) Saint George on horseback rides alongside a wounded dragon being led by a princess, late 19th century engraving. ...
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