a group of islands off northeastern Scotland that was a county until 1975, and is now a council area(= an area with its own local government) whose full name is Orkney Islands
They moved to Orkney in 1999.他们1999年搬去了设得兰。
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Ancient structures have been accidentally uncovered on an island in Orkney.
Part of Scotland, Orkney is a group of about 70 islands situated just north of the Scottish mainland.
He sailed from Orkney to Malta.
Orkney Council says it is unlikely now to go ahead with a planned £2 million replacement library at Kirkwall.