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406:3°18.1′W
312:See also
302:in 1874.
269:Kirkwall
192:Shetland
179:Scotland
128:and the
94:Scotland
1566:MacLeod
1498:Skyhill
1493:Renfrew
1406:Pictish
1373:Tynwald
1358:Nesting
1338:Delting
1257:Birlinn
1166:Bornish
1093:History
769:History
759:Geology
720:Rendall
585:Westray
515:Gairsay
505:Egilsay
147:of the
132:of the
80:) is a
1468:Dollar
1171:Birsay
1150:Norway
1120:Orkney
958:Bjaðǫk
900:Rulers
752:Topics
730:St Ola
715:Orphir
705:Harray
685:Birsay
621:Switha
560:Sanday
555:Rousay
510:Flotta
495:Burray
460:Orkney
349:
234:Harray
90:Orkney
82:parish
41:Birsay
1488:Largs
1473:Barry
1453:Bauds
829:Sport
700:Firth
655:Towns
626:Swona
279:name
277:Latin
194:(all
145:ruins
130:ruins
118:Norse
1536:Gunn
1503:Tara
1396:Norn
710:Holm
695:Evie
590:Wyre
500:Eday
347:ISBN
261:Rome
248:(d.
186:and
116:and
530:Hoy
259:to
190:in
124:of
88:of
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267:,
250:c.
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