The Orkney Islands...

...are an island group of the northeast coast of the Scottish mainland.  There are some 70 islands, of which the largest - quite confusingly - is called Mainland!  There are another 19 inhabited islands in the group.  The administrative centre of the Orkneys is Kirkwall, which has a population of approximately 3,300.

A decidedly rural area, farming and agriculture have always been important to the islands, and the annual electricity demand is generated by local renewable resources.  The Orkneys are also home to remnants of Norwegian settlement from the 8th and 9th Centuries.

Here is a look at the Orkney Islands.  Enjoy!