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Orkneyjar

Cultural Kirkwall – and bere (pronounced bear) barley

11/09/2016 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  Leave a Comment

For a very small town (population round 9,000) whose surrounding fields you can see from its centre, Kirkwall has a fine collection of antique buildings. This is what's left of the 16th century bishop's palace (replacing 12th century, 13th century and 14th century palaces) which …

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