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Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland: Ring of Brodgar Map of the British Isles and surrounding areas highlighting the Orkney Islands in orange, located just north of mainland Scotland. The map labels major regions including Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and nearby countries such as Norway, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. A small inset globe in the top left shows the location of the British Isles within Europe. Scapa Flow Old Man of Hoy Standing Stones of Stenness
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Modified title of Web site: Official Tourism Site of Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sep 18, 2026
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at Cedarville - The Significance of the Ancient Standing Stones, Villages, Tombs on Orkney Island (PDF). Nov 28, 2025
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Orcadian Genesis: The Origins of the Orkney Isles� Unique Megalithic Culture and its Roots in Britain�s Own Lost Atlantis � Part One. Aug 22, 2023
Map added. Jun 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Histotic UK - The history of Orkney and Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sep 14, 2022
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Feb 20, 2019
Population data updated. May 16, 2018
Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom. Apr 23, 2014
Add new Web site: h2g2 - Orkney. Aug 26, 2010
Add new Web site: Undiscovered Scotland - Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Aug 25, 2010
Media added. May 06, 2008
Population data updated. Feb 26, 2008
Added new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Jan 24, 2008
Added new Web site: Official Site of Orkney Islands Council, Scotland, United Kingdom. Jan 24, 2008
Added new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Jan 24, 2008
Added new Web site: Lonely Planet - Orkney Islands. Jan 24, 2008
Added new Web site: Orkneyjar - About Orkney Island. Jan 22, 2007
Added new Web site: The Catholic encyclopedia - Orkneys. Dec 19, 2006
Article revised. Feb 09, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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