In 1290, the death of the child princess Margaret, Maid of Norway in Orkney, en route to mainland Scotland, created a disputed succession that led to the Wars of Scottish Independence. [73] [Notes 11] In 1379 the earldom passed to the Sinclair family, who were also barons of Roslin near Edinburgh. [74] [Notes 12] Beuermann, Ian "Jarla Sǫgur Orkneyja. Status and power of the earls of Orkney according to their sagas" in Steinsland, Gro; Sigurðsson, Jón Viðar; Rekda, Jan Erik and Beuermann, Ian (eds) (2011) Ideology and power in the Viking and Middle Ages: Scandinavia, Iceland, Ireland, Orkney and the Faeroes . The Northern World: North Europe and the Baltic c. 400–1700 A.D. Peoples, Economics and Cultures. 52. Leiden. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-20506-2 St Peter’s Pool, a bay on the East side of mainland which played a strategic role during World War II – long flat area also great for bird watching Row over stoat cull after mass deaths of animals". 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021 . Retrieved 2 February 2021. Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference

The soil of Orkney is generally very fertile and most of the land is taken up by farms, agriculture being by far the most important sector of the economy and providing employment for a quarter of the workforce according to a 2008 report. [156] More than 90% of agricultural land is used for grazing for sheep and cattle, with cereal production utilising about 4% (4,200 hectares (10,000 acres)) and woodland occupying only 134 hectares (330 acres). [157] Archaeologists discover rare stones in a 'disappearing' tomb in Scotland". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021 . Retrieved 12 September 2021. The North Isles [ edit ] North Ronaldsay sheep are a semi-feral breed that has evolved to eat seaweed. [140] Their unique genetic inheritance makes them of interest to conservationists. [141] Ballin Smith, B. and Banks, I. (eds) (2002) In the Shadow of the Brochs, the Iron Age in Scotland. Stroud. Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2517-X Orkney Islands Council: Election 2017 Results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017 . Retrieved 8 May 2017.

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Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two)" (PDF) . Retrieved 22 July 2023. Orkney ( / ˈ ɔːr k n i/; Scots: Orkney; Old Norse: Orkneyjar; Norn: Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, [2] is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16km) north of the coast of Caithness and has about 70 islands, of which 20 are inhabited. [3] [4] [5] The largest island, the Mainland, has an area of 523 square kilometres (202sqmi), making it the sixth-largest Scottish island and the tenth-largest island in the British Isles. [6] Orkney's largest settlement, and also its administrative centre, is Kirkwall. [7] Fraser, James E. (2009) From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-1232-1

Newark Beach: long stretch of white sand beach with a walk to Point of Ayre. Great for birdwatchingErste Orkney-Brennerei seit 138 Jahren: Fassverkauf finanziert Bau der Deerness Distillery". www.heraldscotland.com. 29 March 2023 . Retrieved 29 March 2023. Bringing your car, motorbike or campervan to Orkney might take longer than hopping on a flight, but you get the added bonus of a road trip exploring other areas of Scotland on your way north. The Scandinavian peoples, relatively recent converts to Christianity, had a tendency to confer martyrdom and sainthood on leading figures of the day who met violent deaths. Magnus and Haakon Paulsson had been co-rulers of Orkney, and although he had a reputation for piety, there is no suggestion that Magnus died for his Christian faith. [68]