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Kirkwall Town Centre

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Location: Kirkwall And St Ola, Orkney islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. St Magnus Cathedral – Kirkwall Town Hall loop from Kirkwall

17.6km

04:55

340m

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2. St Magnus Cathedral – Earl's Palace Kirkwall loop from Kirkwall

6.13km

01:37

50m

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3. Earl's Palace Kirkwall – Kirkwall Town Hall loop from Kirkwall

8.80km

02:15

40m

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1Fritz-Marc 🚴🥾🏊🌲

February 13, 2018

The historic St. Magnus Cathedral and City Hall characterize the cityscape of Kirkwall. Furthermore, there is a small pedestrian area in the direction of the harbor. There are also the northernmost Scottish whiskey distilleries.

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Timber

August 10, 2019

Kirkwall (island Scottish: Kirkwaa, Old Norse: Kirkjuvágr) is the capital of the island of Mainland, the largest of the Scottish Orkneys, and has 7045 inhabitants. The city is located on a isthmus between East and West Mainland. From here ferries to most islands in the northern Orkneys and Aberdeen. The name Kirkwall is of Noric origin and is already mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga. The name was originally "Kirkjuvágr", which means "bay of the church". Later it became "Kirkvoe". Already in the early 11th century there was a church dedicated to Olav II Haraldsson.

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Lars

May 18, 2022

A tour of the small town is worthwhile!

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Location: Kirkwall And St Ola, Orkney islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Kirkwall Town Centre

1. St Magnus Cathedral – Kirkwall Town Hall loop from Kirkwall

2. St Magnus Cathedral – Earl's Palace Kirkwall loop from Kirkwall

3. Earl's Palace Kirkwall – Kirkwall Town Hall loop from Kirkwall

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