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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Tingwall, Orkney
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Rendall. There is a ferry connection to the islands of Wyre, Rousay and Egilsay.

The harbour was built in the 1980s and is used by fishing vessels.

The name is derived from Old Norse. Recorded as Á Þingavoll in the Orkneyinga saga and as "Tyngwell" in 1492, the first syllable þing indicates the site of a legislative or judicial assembly. The second syllable, (at least in the case of similar examples such as Dingwall) may have been vollr meaning field. A ruined broch nearby may have been the place of assembly although there are no written records of meetings at Tingwall. It may have fallen out of use and have been replaced by an assembly at Kirkwall.

Tingwall is home to the Fernvalley Wildlife Centre.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Fellows-Jensen 2019, p. 23.
  2. ^ "Orkney Ferries | Bookings, timetables and information". Orkney Ferries. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  3. ^ "Tingwall Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  4. ^ "Ports.org.uk / Tingwall". ports.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  5. ^ Fellows-Jensen 2019, p. 17.
  6. ^ Mac an Tàilleir 2003, p. 39.
  7. ^ Fellows-Jensen 2019, p. 27.
  8. ^ "Fernvalley Wildlife Centre - orkney, wildlife centre". Lisa Farrer. Retrieved 2024-06-05.

References

  • Fellows-Jensen, Gillian (2019). "Tingwall: The Significance of the Name". Northern Studies. Scottish Society of Northern Studies.
  • Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003). "Ainmean-àite/Placenames". Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

59°05′21″N 3°03′04″W / 59.08917°N 3.05111°W / 59.08917; -3.05111

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