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  • ...s north of the coast of [[Caithness]]. Orkney has approximately 70 islands of which 20 are inhabited.<ref>Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 336-403.</ref><ref>Wic ...it the tenth-largest island in the [[British Isles]]. The largest town and the islands’ capital is [[Kirkwall]] on Mainland.<ref>Lamb, Raymond "Kirkwall
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  • | picture caption =The Clock Gate ...ackwater|River Blackwater]]. Being built on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a distinctive long and narrow layout. It is a touruist destinatio
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  • ...nal infrastructure. It was granted city status on 1 September 2022 to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. ==The town==
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  • ...[[Mainland, Orkney]] by the Churchill Barriers which carry the road by way of [[Burray]], [[Glimps Holm]] and [[Lamb Holm]]. ...h Ronaldsay are the northernmost and southernmost of the inhabited islands of Orkney.
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  • ...ng_of_Brodgar,_Orkney.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The Ring of Brodgar, with Loch of Harray beyond]] ...Brodgar]], also contains the [[Standing Stones of Stenness]] and a wealth of Neolithic finds, all compressed in these narrow confines.
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  • '''Maeshowe''' or '''Maes Howe'''; is a large man-made mound constructed in the Stone Age and containing a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave. It ...were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, by the name '[[Heart of Neolithic Orkney]]'.
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  • ...a souterrain. The stone-built houses are linked by stone passageways, and the whole village was roofed over. ...ids, the Skara Brae village has been called the "Scottish Pompeii" because of its excellent preservation.<ref>{{harvnb|Hawkes|1986|p=262}}</ref>
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  • |full name=The Abbey Church of Waltham<br />Holy Cross and St Lawrence |church=Church of England
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  • ...emains of a Neolithic burial mound or barrow, located close to the village of [[Nympsfield]] in [[Gloucestershire]]. ...Road, London|isbn=0-356-12773-7}}</ref> It is one of the earliest examples of a barrow with separate chambers.<ref name=tay/> It was constructed around 2
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  • ...geograph.org.uk - 227829.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ayshford Chapel from across the canal]] ...ely to the south of the manor house of Ayshford Court, and to the north of the [[Grand Western Canal]].<ref name=matt>{{Citation | last=Saunders| first=Ma
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  • [[File:DevaMinervaPlan(bq).jpg|right|thumb|300px|A model of Deva at the Grosvenor Museum]] ...ress was again rebuilt. The legion probably remained at the fortress until the late 4th or early 5th century, upon which it fell into disuse.
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