Place:


Walls  Orkney

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Walls like this:

Walls and Flotta, par., Orkney, 24,327 ac., pop. 1506; comprises the S. portion of Hoy island, and the whole of Flotta and Pharay islands.

Walls through time

Walls is now part of Orkney Islands district. Click here for graphs and data of how Orkney Islands has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Walls itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Walls in Orkney Islands | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17164

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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