Hamnavoe Orkney Ferry turns in Stromness harbour Scotland UK
May 2009
Stromness Harbour, Orkney
Stromness Harbour, Orkney
Stromness Harbour
Broedende ezelspinguins (Gentoo Penguins) bij Stromness.
Opname 12 november 2013
Stromness Orkney Islands Scotland
Tour Scotland travel video of Stromness, located on the southwestern part of mainland of the Orkney Islands. A long established seaport with the old town clustered along the characterful and winding main street, flanked with houses and shops built from local stone, with narrow lanes and alleys branching off it. There is a ferry link from Stromness to Scrabster on the north coast of mainland Scotland. First recorded as the site of an inn in the 16th century, Stromness became important during the late 17th century, when England was at war with France and shipping was forced to avoid the English Channel. Ships of the Hudson's Bay Company were regular visitors, as were whaling fleets. Large numbers of Orkneymen, many of whom came from the Stromness area, served as traders, explorers and seamen for both. Captain Cook's ships, Discovery and Resolution, called at the town in 1780 on their return voyage from the South Seas where Cook had been killed. The name Stromness comes from the Norse Straumsnes. Straum refers to the strong tides that rip past the Point of Ness through Hoy Sound to the south of the town. Nes means headland. Stromness thus means headland protruding into the tidal stream . In Viking times the anchorage where Stromness now stands was called Hamnavoe, meaning peaceful or safe harbour .
First Minister opens new Stromness pier
A new pier at Copland's Dock in Stromness, ensuring that Orkney continues to play a central role in the growing marine renewables sector, has been officially opened by First Minister Alex Salmond.
Following an increase in marine traffic at Stromness, Orkney Islands Council took the decision to increase the harbour's capacity.
With £2.5 million Scottish Government funding, supporting £6.25 million from Orkney Islands Council and £1.8 million from the European Regional Development Fund, a new 100 metre pier at Copland's Dock and access road was developed to give greater marine energy access to the harbour and a local industrial estate.
4K City Walks: Orkney Island - Kirkwall - Virtual Walk & Walking Treadmill Video
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4K City Walks: Orkney Island - Kirkwall - Virtual Walk & Walking Treadmill Video takes you around the little city of Kirkwall on Orkney Mainland. Home to an amazing castle ruin as well as ferry port from Aberdeen and the airport and a cathedral. The old town is lovely with lots of hotels and restaurants and shops while the port area has marinas and other amenities. We fought the rain a bit but hopefully you enjoy this virtual walk and walking treadmill video. Either for exploration or exercise.
From Wikipedia:
Kirkwall (Scots: Kirkwaa) is the main town of the Northern Isles and the capital of Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland.
The name Kirkwall comes from the Norse name Kirkjuvagr (Church Bay), which later changed to Kirkvoe, Kirkwaa and Kirkwall.
Kirkwall is 130 miles (210 km) north of Aberdeen and 528 miles (850 km) north of London. It is situated on the northern coast of Mainland Orkney with its harbours in the bay of Kirkwall to the north, and with Scapa Flow 1.4 miles (2 km) to the south. Its parish, St Ola forms the isthmus between Firth and Holm. It is the most populous island settlement in Scotland.
The 'Kirk' of Kirkwall was not the Cathedral (which was originally at Birsay), but the 11th-century church of Saint Olaf of Norway. One late medieval doorway survives from this church, and an aumbry from the original church survives within the late 19th-century structure of the present-day Saint Olaf's Church (Episcopal) in the town's Dundas Crescent. At the heart of the town stands St. Magnus Cathedral, which was founded in memory of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney 1108–1117 by Earl (later Saint) Rögnvald Kali. Next to the Cathedral are the ruins of the former Bishop's Palace and Earl's Palace.
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20131031 RNLI Stromness Lother Rock Pentland Firth
This video shows the RNLI Stromness Lifeboat on passage from Kirkwall to Stromness, rounding the Lother Rock in the Pentland Firth. Wind around 25-30 knots from the S, ebb tide.
#digCW2014: May 27 Scrabster to Kirkwall (via Stromness)
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19 June 2016 Stromness lifeboat called out to search for people in the water
Stromness lifeboat called out to help search for people reported in the water.
The crew were paged at 2045 and the boat left Stromness harbour at 2054 to search for people reported in the water.
The lifeboat went west about Orkney mainland and headed east through Eynhallow Sound. Conditions were reasonable with a force 5-6 southeasterly wind and good visibility with rain showers.
The Kirkwall lifeboat was assisting a 32 foot sailing yacht which had got into trouble a mile southwest of Stronsay.
Just after 2200, the Kirkwall lifeboat radioed to say they were about to enter The String with the yacht in tow, and asked the Stromness lifeboat to keep close by. All missing people were accounted for.
The yacht had broken its forestay and the mast was unsupported.
As the lifeboats approached Kirkwall harbour, the Stromness lifeboat transferred two crew onto the Kirkwall lifeboat to help bring the yacht alongside and to moor the yacht in the Kirkwall Marina where they were met by a Coastguard team
At 2330 the Stromness lifeboat left Kirkwall for the trip home to Stromness, passing to the west of Orkney mainland.
The lifeboat arrived back in Stromness Harbour at 0050 and was refuelled and ready for service by 0115
Shetland Isles & Orkney Travel Diary {Scotland}
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Northlink's Hamnavoe departs Stromness
The Orkney ferry departs Stromness for Scrabster. June 2016
May 2014 Stromness Lifeboat Girvan to Stromness
Taking the RNLI Stromness lifeboat home after having new engines and a refit in Girvan, southwest Scotland, UK
Stromness Orkney
Stromness Orkney small overview
Northlink Ferries Stromness Scrabster
Fahrt mit der MV Hamnavoe der North Link Ferries von Stromness auf den Orkney Inseln nach Scrabster auf dem Festland von Schottland.
Town Centre, Kirkwall, Orkney
Video of this pretty town on Orkney
Sailing Round Britain Pt 9, Stromness to Peterhead
Part 9 of a set of 12 recounting a voyage round Britain in a Bavaria 43 sailing yacht between June and August 2010.
Leaving Stromness skipper Mike Ferro and first mate Carole Bradley call at the village of Long Hope on the island of Hoy before sailing south across the Pentland Firth and the Moray Firth to Peterhead.
Charts and passage notes, with our impressions of places visited, can be seen at our associated website sailingroundbritain.me.uk
Ferry ride from Stromness, Orkney to Scrabster, Scotland
This is the view from the rear of a ferry going to the Mainland from Orkney.
Kirkwall to Stromness
a wee drive around in the evening
May 27: Scrabster to Kirkwall (via Stromness)
Video diary from work trip to Orkney and the North Highlands (part of the Digital Commonwealth project) (planning on video blogging from now until the Commonwealth Games - wish me luck!)