Northern Isles

plural noun

1. Orkney and Shetland

Example Sentences

Rona may hail from a Northern Isles sheep farm, but as a 20-something studying biology in London, her life is one long, blitzed club crawl until a particularly chaotic night ends in her being assaulted — this narrative’s fulcrum as we move forward and backward.

From Los Angeles Times

The Met Office amber warning said frequent, occasionally heavy snow showers would affect the Northern Isles and northwest Scotland, creating possible blizzard conditions.

From BBC

A yellow warning for ice in central and southern Scotland will remain valid until midday, with a warning for ice and snow in place across the Northeast and Northern Isles, Highlands and Islands, Argyll, Stirlingshire, Perthshire, Angus and Ayrshire.

From BBC

A yellow warning for ice in central and southern Scotland will remain valid until midday, with a warning for ice and snow in place across the Northeast and Northern Isles, Highlands and Islands, Argyll, Stirlingshire, Perthshire, Angus and Ayrshire.

From BBC

The Met Office amber warning said frequent, occasionally heavy snow showers would affect the Northern Isles and northwest Scotland.

From BBC