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Kirkwall (gaélico escocés: Baile na h-Eaglais escocés: Kirkwaa o Kirkwal norn: Kirkavå) [1] es la villa más grande y la capital de las islas Órcadas, en Escocia. Está situada en el sureste de la isla Mainland , en el cruce de las carreteras A960, A961, A963, A964 y A965.(del nrn : Kirkavå )
Kirkwall is 130 miles (210 kilometres) north of Aberdeen and 528 mi (850 km) north of London. It is situated on the northern coast of Mainland, Orkney, with its harbours in the bay of Kirkwall to the north, and with Scapa Flow 1.4 mi (2.3 km) to the south. Its parish, St Ola, forms the isthmus between Firth and Holm .
Kirkwall, royal burgh (town), seaport, and chief town of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, off the northern tip of the Scottish mainland. It was designated a royal burgh in 1486. Early Norse influence persisted as late as the building of the 12th-century red sandstone St. Magnus Cathedral, a dominant.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kirkwall es la villa más grande y la capital de las islas Órcadas, en Escocia. Está situada en el sureste de la isla Mainland, en el cruce de las carreteras A960, A961, A963, A964 y A965. (del nrn: Kirkavå)
The Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall is a 12th-century palace built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. It housed the cathedral's first bishop, William the Old of the Norwegian Catholic Church who took his authority from the Archbishop of Nidaros ( Trondheim ).
Kirkwall. Viaja al norte para disfrutar de unas vacaciones en Kirkwall. Descubrirás que hay un montón de cosas que hacer, desde visitar su antigua catedral y contemplar el patrimonio vikingo hasta sus increíbles paisajes, su fauna y lugares de interés. No nos podemos olvidar de la amplia gama de opciones de alojamiento. Encuentra cosas para hacer.
Kirkwall is a cosmopolitan place, with a wide choice of hotels, restaurants and cafes on offer, and the town centre was even named Scotland's Most Beautiful High Street, winning a public vote in 2019. Close to the cathedral you’ll find the Bishop’s and Earl’s Palaces, and the Orkney Museum is just across Broad Street.
