List of Towns, Cities and Villages in Orkney

The Orkney Islands, also written as “Orkney” in Scots and “Orkneyjar” in Old Norse and Norn, are a group of islands in the Northern Isles of Scotland.

They are located off the north coast of the island of Great Britain.

Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north of Caithness.

It has about 70 islands, and people live on 20 of them.

At 523 square kilometres (202 square miles), the Mainland is the largest island.

It is the sixth-largest island in Scotland and the tenth-largest island in the British Isles.

Kirkwall is the main town and largest settlement in the Orkney Islands.

Scotland has 32 council areas. Orkney is one of them.

It is also a constituency of the Scottish Parliament, a lieutenancy area, and a historic county.

Orkney Islands Council is the local government.

It is one of only three councils in Scotland where most of the elected members are independents.

Population 22,540 (2021)
Population density 23/km2 (59/sq mi)

Here is a list of cities, towns, places, and villages in Orkney, Scotland:

  1. Abune-the-hill
  2. Ancumtoun
  3. Auskerry
  4. Backaland
  5. Balfour
  6. Barony, The
  7. Barrel of Butter
  8. Beaquoy
  9. Berst Ness
  10. Bimbister
  11. Blaster Hole
  12. Bow Head
  13. Braehead
  14. Braeswick
  15. Breck of Cruan
  16. Brims Ness
  17. Bring Deeps
  18. Brinian
  19. Brough
  20. Brough Head
  21. Brough Ness
  22. Broughton
  23. Broughtown
  24. Burn of Corrigal
  25. Burn of Greenheads
  26. Burn of Hillside
  27. Burn of Ore
  28. Burn of Segal
  29. Burn of Sweenalay
  30. Burness
  31. Burray
  32. Burray Village
  33. Burroughston
  34. Bustatoun
  35. Cairston
  36. Calf of Eday
  37. Calf of Flotta
  38. Calfsound
  39. Cava
  40. Cleat
  41. Clouston
  42. Copinsay
  43. Corn Holm
  44. Corrigall
  45. Costa
  46. Coubister
  47. Cursiter
  48. Cusbay
  49. Damsay
  50. Deerness
  51. Dennis Head
  52. Dishes
  53. Dounby
  54. Durrisdale
  55. Easting
  56. Eday
  57. Egilsay
  58. Els Ness
  59. Everbay
  60. Eynhallow
  61. Fara
  62. Faray
  63. Finstown
  64. Flotta
  65. Frotoft
  66. Gairsay
  67. Glimps Holm
  68. Gorseness
  69. Graemeshall Burn
  70. Graemsay
  71. Greenigo
  72. Greeny
  73. Grimbister
  74. Grimeston
  75. Grobister
  76. Guith
  77. Hackland
  78. Hamarhill
  79. Hammarhill
  80. Hatson
  81. Heddle
  82. Helliar Holm
  83. Hestwall
  84. Hillside
  85. Holland
  86. Hollandstoun
  87. Holm of Faray
  88. Holm of Grimbister
  89. Holm of Houton
  90. Holm of Huip
  91. Holms of Ire
  92. Hourston
  93. Houton
  94. Hoy
  95. Hoy Sound
  96. Hunda
  97. Hurliness
  98. Innertown
  99. Ireland
  100. Isbister
  101. Kettletoft
  102. Kili Holm
  103. Kirbister
  104. Kirbuster
  105. Kirkwall
  106. Knarston
  107. Lamb Head
  108. Lamb Holm
  109. Laminess
  110. Lettan
  111. Linga Holm
  112. Linklater
  113. Linklet
  114. Linksness
  115. Longhope
  116. Lower Whitehall
  117. Lyness
  118. Lyrawa Burn
  119. Lythes
  120. Mainland
  121. Marwick
  122. Midbea
  123. Midland
  124. Mill of Rango
  125. Millbounds
  126. Mirbister
  127. Muckle Green Holm
  128. Muckle Skerry
  129. Mull Head
  130. Ness of Ork
  131. Nesstoun
  132. Netherbrough
  133. Newark
  134. Newbiggings
  135. Newgarth
  136. North Ness
  137. North Ronaldsay
  138. Northdyke
  139. Northside
  140. Northtown
  141. Noup Head
  142. Odness
  143. Old Man of Hoy
  144. Orkney Islands
  145. Outertown
  146. Overbister
  147. Papa Stronsay
  148. Papa Westray
  149. Pegal Burn
  150. Pentland Skerries
  151. Petertown
  152. Pierowall
  153. Point of Ayre
  154. Point of Buckquoy
  155. Quatquoy
  156. Quholm
  157. Quoyloo
  158. Quoyness
  159. Rackwick
  160. Rapness
  161. Redland
  162. Rerwick Head
  163. Rinnigill
  164. Roadside
  165. Ronaldsvoe
  166. Rora Head
  167. Rothiesholm
  168. Rousay
  169. Rusk Holm
  170. Russland
  171. Rysa Little
  172. Sabiston
  173. Sacquoy Head
  174. Saltness
  175. Sanday
  176. Scapa Bay
  177. Scapa Flow
  178. Scarwell
  179. Seal Skerry
  180. Sellibister
  181. Settiscarth
  182. Shapinsay
  183. Skaill
  184. Skeabrae
  185. Skelwick
  186. Sourin
  187. South Burn
  188. South Ronaldsay
  189. South Walls
  190. Southerquoy
  191. Southside
  192. Spur Ness
  193. Stanger Head
  194. Start Point
  195. Strom Ness
  196. Stromness
  197. Stronsay
  198. Summer Burn
  199. Suso Burn
  200. Swanbister
  201. Sweyn Holm
  202. Switha
  203. Swona
  204. Tafts Ness
  205. Tenston
  206. Tingwall
  207. Tradespark
  208. Tres Ness
  209. Tronston
  210. Twatt
  211. Upper Sanday
  212. Veness
  213. Voy
  214. Wardhill
  215. Wasbister
  216. Westray
  217. Westside
  218. Whitehall Village
  219. Whithebeir
  220. Wide Firth
  221. Woodwick
  222. Wyng
  223. Wyre
  224. Yesnaby

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