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In the 2014 Scottish independence referendum 67.2% of voters in Orkney voted no to the question "Should Scotland be an independent country?" This was the highest no vote by percentage in any council area in Scotland. [151] Turnout for the referendum was at 83.7% in Orkney with 10,004 votes cast in the area against independence by comparison to 4,883 votes for independence. [152] The North Isles is an island group located to the north of Mainland Island. It comprises several islands with sizable land areas, connected to the Mainland by ferry service. Some of these islands are North Ronaldsay, Sanday, Westray, Papa Westray, Egilsay, Rousay, and Gairsay. The islands are rich in ancient monuments, including old-towered church ruins, standing stones, and Cubbie Roo’s castle. Some islands have a small population, including 550 people in Westray and five people in Auskerry.

At Stenness is Maeshowe, Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles north. This is a list of islands with an area greater than 15 hectares (approximately 37 acres). Records for the last date of settlement for the smaller uninhabited islands are incomplete, but all of the islands listed here would have been inhabited at some point during the Neolithic, Pictish or Norse periods. Pope, Alexander (1866). Ancient History of Orkney, Caithness, & the North. Caithness: Peter Reid. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020 . Retrieved 10 February 2019. (English translation, with translator's notes, of Torfaeus, Thormodus, 1697) {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript ( link)

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Two mysterious stone balls found buried in 5,500-year-old 'disappearing' tomb in Orkney". www.scotsman.com. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021 . Retrieved 12 September 2021. Saints in Scottish Place-Names – Stronsay, modern parish (Orkney)". saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021 . Retrieved 30 January 2021. The population of Inner Holm in 2001 was one, although the figure was included in the total for Mainland at the time of the 2001 census. [11] Abrams, Lesley "Conversion and the Church in the Hebrides in the Viking Age: "A Very Difficult Thing Indeed" in Ballin Smith et al (2007) pp. 169–89

During 2007 Scottish and Southern Energy plc in conjunction with the University of Strathclyde began the implementation of a Regional Power Zone in the Orkney archipelago, involving "active network management" that will make better use of existing infrastructure and allow a further 15MW of new "non-firm generation" output from renewables onto the network. [174] [175] 1.5 MW of polymer electrolyte membrane electrolysis form a partial hydrogen economy for hydrogen vehicles and district heating, [176] and grid batteries and electric vehicles also use local energy. [177] [178] Ward Hill' or a variant thereof is very common as the name of the highest point on the island. These locations are named after those high places used for the lighting of warning beacons. [12] Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall, Mainland. Start Point lighthouse, Sanday Midhowe Broch, Rousay Westray Skiffs racing in the Bay of Pierowall Island

The Orkney char ( Salvelinus inframundus) used to live in Heldale Water on Hoy. It has been considered locally extinct since 1908. [232] [233] Stoat problem and solution [ edit ] Stoat Scapa Scuba, Lifeboat House, Stromness KW16 3DA, ☏ +44 1856 851218, [email protected]. PADI centre, diving Scapa and elsewhere in Orkney. ( updated Jun 2018)