St Ola

St Ola

St Ola is a parish in Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. Both Kirkwall (Old Norse: "kirkjuvagr", meaning "Church-bay") and St Ola may take their name from the church of St. Olaf, built about 1035 on the north bank of the Papdale Burn. [ [http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/papar/orkney7.html "Papdale, Kirkwall and St. Ola"] "The Papar Project". rcahms.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2008.]

Highland Park, one of the most northerly Scotch whisky distilleries is based here.

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