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Kirkwall / Reino Unido

Kirkwall é a cidade principal e capital do arquipélago das Ilhas Órcades, ao norte da Escócia. Fica situada na Ilha de Mainland. O nome Kirkwall deriva do norueguês Kirkjuvagr , deformado em Kirkvoe e Kirkwaa. Kirkwall está situado na costa norte da ilha principal do arquipélago. O seu porte está unido por ferry com Aberdeen e Lerwick assim como com as principais ilhas do arquipélago situadas ao norte. A população de Kirwall é de aproximadamente 8.500 habitantes. A catedral de São Magno destaca-se no centro da cidade. Foi fundada em memória de Magnus Erlendsson, conde de Orkney pelo conde Rögnvald Kali. O paço bispal e o paço condal ficam perto da catedral. O museu de Tankerness House conserva coleção de objectos pré-históricos dos Pictos e viquingues de importância internacional.

Orkney Wireless Museum

Kirkwall / Reino Unido

The Orkney Wireless Museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, houses a collection of domestic and military wireless equipment. It developed from the private collection of the late Jim MacDonald from St Margaret's Hope and marks the importance of wireless communications in Orkney during World War II.

The Pickaquoy Centre

Kirkwall / Reino Unido

The Pickaquoy Centre is a multi-use leisure centre in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. It has a 1,600 seat arena with bleacher style seating, which can be condensed and used as a sports hall, with room for two five a side football pitches. The football pitches host Orkney F.C. of the North Caledonian Football League and also the Orkney official football team. It also has a 247-seat cinema, numerous meeting rooms, health spa, gym, indoor and outdoor children's play areas, a cafe and bar. Outside, there is an All Weather Pitch, used for football and hockey, several grass pitches used for football and rugby and an athletics track. The centre also has a campsite within its grounds.

Kirkwall Grammar School

Kirkwall / Reino Unido

Kirkwall is the largest town of Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. The name Kirkwall comes from the Norse name Kirkjuvágr , which later changed to Kirkvoe, Kirkwaa and Kirkwall.