Finstown
Finstown | |
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Orkney Islands | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ORKNEY |
Postcode district | KW17 |
Dialling code | 01856 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Finstown (locally /ˈfɪnstʊn/) is a village in the parish of Firth[2] on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands.
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History
Prehistoric finds have been made in the form of ancient cists, somewhat west of the primary school.[8] Further east towards Kirkwall is the Rennibister Earth House, estimated to be 3000 years old.
Formerly called "Toon o' Firth", the origin of the Finstown name is thought to come from an Irishman named David Phin who came to the area in 1811. A soldier with the 9th Royal Veteran Battalion, he married a Kirkwall girl in 1813. In 1820, he opened an ale-house which was called the Toddy Hole by arrangement with John Miller of
The former Liberal Party leader Jo Grimond is buried in Finstown.
Community
Finstown has a post office, Firth Primary School, a pub called the Pomona Inn (closed at present), a shop and a garage. Most of these buildings are situated on the main Stromness to Kirkwall road.
References
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Details of Finstown". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Linklater, Eric (1965). Orkney and Shetland: an historical, geographical, social, and scenic survey. p. 122.
- ^ Hogan, C. Michael (2007). "HY3613 : Beach and mudflats at Finstown Centre waterfront, Mainland Orkney". Geograph Britain and Ireland/United Kingdom Ordnance Survey.
- ^ "A965". Sabre. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "A966". Sabre. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Finstown". City population. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 1981. p. 58.
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