Kirkwall

[ kurk-wawl, -wuhl ]

noun

1. a town on Pomona island, NE of Scotland in the Orkney Islands: administrative center of the Orkney Islands.

Kirkwall

/ ˈkɜːkˌwɔːl /

noun

1. a town on the N coast of Mainland in the Orkney Islands: administrative centre of the island authority of Orkney: cathedral built by Norsemen (begun in 1137). Pop: 6206 (2001)

Example Sentences

At Kirkwall in Orkney it was 21.4C, the highest it had been in the islands this late in the year since 1998.

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Overnight Gusts of 84mph were recorded in Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, 81mph in Kirkwall on Orkney and 80mph in Wick in the Highlands.

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Rail operator ScotRail stated they expected to run normal service, save for a few alterations on the Highland line, while all flights to and from Kirkwall Airport in Orkney have been cancelled for Wednesday afternoon.

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Last month, Sheriff Principal Pyle announced that pending jury trials would not be able to go ahead at Stornoway, Lerwick, Kirkwall, Portree and Lochmaddy Sheriff Courts as a result of staffing challenges faced by GEOAmey.

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Three cars were stolen from homes in Kirkwall - one a night - in the early hours of Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

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