Tingwall, Orkney

Tingwall Harbour, Orkney
Tingwall Harbour, Orkney
Lobster pots on the harbour at Tingwall, Orkney
Lobster pots on the harbour at Tingwall, Orkney

Tingwall is a farm[1] 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.[2]

The harbour was built in the 1980s and is used by fishing vessels.[3][4]

The name is derived from Old Norse. Recorded as Á Þingavoll in the Orkneyinga saga and as "Tyngwell" in 1492,[1] the first syllable þing indicates the site of a legislative or judicial assembly.[5] The second syllable, (at least in the case of similar examples such as Dingwall) may have been vollr meaning field.[1][6] A ruined broch nearby may have been the place of assembly although there are no written records of meetings at Tingwall.[1] It may have fallen out of use and have been replaced by an assembly at Kirkwall.[7]

Tingwall is home to the Fernvalley Wildlife Centre.[8]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d 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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