Kirkwaa
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Kirkwaa is the lairgest toun an caipital of the Orkney Islands, aff the north coast o Great Breetain. The toun is first mentioned in Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it is recordit as the residence o Rögnvald Brusason the Earl o Orkney, who wis killed bi his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty. In 1486, King James III o Scotland elevatit Kirkwaa tae the status o ryal burgh; modren roadsigns still indicate "The City and Royal Burgh of Kirkwall".
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Kirkwaa [1]
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Kirkwall in August 2012 | |
Population | 9,293 [5] |
OS grid reference | HY449109 |
Cooncil area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Kintra | Scotland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | Kirkwall |
Postcode destrict | KW15 |
Diallin code | 01856 |
Police | Scots |
Fire | Scots |
Ambulance | Scots |
EU Pairlament | Scotland |
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The name Kirkwaa comae frae the Norse name Kirkjuvagr (Kirk Bay), which later chyngit tae Kirkvoe, Kirkwaa an Kirkwall.