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See also:KIRKWALL (Norse, Kirkjuvagr, " See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church See also:bay ") , a royal, municipal and See also:police See also:burgh, seaport and See also:capital of the See also:Orkney Islands, See also:county of Orkney, See also:Scotland. Pop. (1901), 3711. It is situated at the See also:head of a bay of the same name on the See also:east of the See also:island of See also:Poona, or Mainland, 247 M. N. of See also:Leith and 54 M. N. of See also:Wick by steamer. Much of the See also:city is See also:quaint-looking and old-fashioned, its See also:main See also:street (nearly 1 m. See also:long) being in parts so narrow that two vehicles cannot pass each other. The more See also:modern quarters are built with See also:great regularity and the suburbs contain several substantial villas surrounded by gardens. See also:Kirk-See also:wall has very few manufactures. The See also:linen See also:trade introduced in the See also:middle of the 18th See also:century is See also:extinct, and. a like See also:fate has overtaken the See also:kelp and See also:straw-plaiting See also:industries. Distilling however prospers, and the See also:town is important not only as regards its See also:shipping and the deep-See also:sea See also:fishery, but also as a distributing centre for the islands and the seat of the See also:superior See also:law courts. The See also:port has two piers. Kirkwall received its first See also:charter from See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James III. in 1486, but the provisions of this See also:instrument being disregarded by such men as See also:Robert (d. 1592) and See also:Patrick See also:- STEWART, ALEXANDER TURNEY (1803-1876)
- STEWART, BALFOUR (1828-1887)
- STEWART, CHARLES (1778–1869)
- STEWART, DUGALD (1753-1828)
- STEWART, J
- STEWART, JOHN (1749—1822)
- STEWART, JULIUS L
- STEWART, SIR DONALD MARTIN (1824–19o0)
- STEWART, SIR HERBERT (1843—1885)
- STEWART, SIR WILLIAM (c. 1540—c. 1605)
- STEWART, STUART
- STEWART, WILLIAM (c. 1480-c. 1550)
Stewart (d. 1614), 1st and 2nd earls of Orkney, and others, the Scottish
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parliamer. t passed an See also:act in 1670 confirming the charter granted by See also:Charles II. in 1661. The See also:prime See also:object of See also:interest is the See also:cathedral of St See also:Magnus, a stately cruciform red See also:sandstone structure in the severest See also:Norman, with touches of See also:Gothic. It was founded by Jarl Rognvald (See also:Earl Ronald) in 1137 in memory of his See also:uncle Jarl Magnus who was assassinated in the island of Egilshay in r 115, and afterwards canonized and adopted as the See also:patron See also:saint of the Orkneys. The remains of St Magnus were ultimately interred in the cathedral. The church is 234 ft. long from east to See also:west and 56 ft. broad, 71 ft. high from See also:floor to roof, and 133 ft. to the See also:top of the See also:present See also:spire—the transepts being the See also:oldest portion. The See also:choir was lengthened and the beautiful eastern See also:rose window added by See also:Bishop Stewart in 1511, and the See also:porch and the western end of the See also:nave were finished in 1540 by Bishop Robert See also:Reid. Saving that the upper See also:half of the See also:original spire was struck by See also:lightning in 1671, and not rebuilt, the cathedral is See also:complete at all points, but it underwent extensive See also:repairs in the 19th century. The disproportionate height and narrowness of the See also:building lend it a certain distinction which otherwise it would have lacked. The sandstone has not resisted the effects of See also:weather, and much of the See also:external decorative See also:work has perished. The choir is used as the See also:parish church. The skellat, or See also:fire-See also:- BELL
- BELL, ALEXANDER MELVILLE (1819—1905)
- BELL, ANDREW (1753—1832)
- BELL, GEORGE JOSEPH (1770-1843)
- BELL, HENRY (1767-1830)
- BELL, HENRY GLASSFORD (1803-1874)
- BELL, JACOB (1810-1859)
- BELL, JOHN (1691-178o)
- BELL, JOHN (1763-1820)
- BELL, JOHN (1797-1869)
- BELL, ROBERT (1800-1867)
- BELL, SIR CHARLES (1774—1842)
bell, is not See also:rung now. The church of St See also:Olaf, from which the town took its name, was burned down by the See also:English in 1502; and of the church erected on its site by Bishop Reid—the greatest building the Orkneys ever had—little more than the merest fragment survives. Nothing remains of the old See also:castle, a fortress of remarkable strength founded by See also:Sir See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry See also:Sinclair (d. 1400), earl and See also:prince of Orkney and 1st earl of See also:Caithness, its last vestiges having been demolished in 1865 to provide better See also:access to the See also:harbour; and the earthwork to the east of the town thrown up by the Cromwellians has been converted into a See also:battery of the Orkney See also:Artillery See also:Volunteers. Adjoining the cathedral are the ruins of the bishop's See also:palace, in which See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King Haco died after his defeat at See also:Largs in 1283. The See also:round See also:tower, which still stands, was added in 1550 by Bishop Reid. It is known as the See also:Mass Tower and contains a See also:niche in which is a small effigy believed to represent the founder, who also endowed the See also:grammar school which is still in existence. To the east of the remains of the bishop's palace are the ruins of the earl's palace, a structure in the Scottish Baronial See also:style, built about 1600 for Patrick Stewart, 2nd earl of Orkney, and on his See also:forfeiture given to the bishops for a See also:residence. Tankerness See also:House is a characteristic example of the See also:mansion of an Orkney See also:laird of the olden See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time. Other public buildings include the municipal buildings, the See also:sheriff See also:court and county buildings, See also:Balfour See also:hospital, and the See also:fever hospital. There is daily communication with Scrabster See also:pier (See also:Thurso), via Scapa pier, on the See also:southern See also:side of the See also:waist of See also:Pomona, about 12 m. to the S. of Kirkwall; and steamers See also:sail at See also:regular intervals from the harbour to Wick, See also:Aberdeen and Leith. See also:Good roads See also:place the capital in See also:touch with most places in the island and a See also:coach runs twice a See also:day to See also:Stromness. Kirk-wall belongs to the Wick See also:district See also:group of See also:parliamentary burghs, the others being See also:Cromarty, See also:Dingwall, See also:Dornoch and See also:Tain.
End of Article: KIRKWALL (Norse, Kirkjuvagr, " church bay ")
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