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Kirkwall

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Capital of Orkney, in the E. of Mainland, 35 m. NE. of Thurso; has a fine cathedral named St. Magnus, and some shipping trade; it was in mediæval times subject to Norway, and was the residence of the jarls.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Kirkwall'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​k/kirkwall.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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