Finstown

Finstown
	Finstown and the Holm of Grimbister
Coordinates	59 ° 0 ′ N , 3 ° 7 ′ W Coordinates: 59 ° 0 ′ N , 3 ° 7 ′ W
	Finstown
	Finstown
administration
Post town	ORKNEY
ZIP code section	KW17
prefix	01856
Part of the country	Scotland
Council area	Orkney
British Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Orkney

Finstown is the third largest settlement on Mainland , the main island of Orkney in Scotland , after Kirkwall and Stromness . Finstown is on the Bay of Firth and on the A965 from Kirkwall to Stromness. The A986 branches off to the west and leads in a north-westerly direction to Twatt .

The place is named after the Irish soldier David Phin, who came to Orkney in 1811 with the 9th Royal Veterans Battalion. He married in 1813 and opened the ale house "Toddy Hole" in what would later become Finstown in 1820 - today the "Pomona Inn". In 1824 he went bankrupt and went to Aberdeen . Despite the short time, Phins gave Finstown its name.

From Heddle Road, before passing a large quarry, one has a view over Finstown and the Bay of Firth with the islands of Holm of Grimbister and Damsay . The Orkneyinga saga tells of church buildings on Orkney during the Viking Age .

Trees were planted in nearby Binscarth in the 19th century. One of the few forests on Orkney was created. Below the forest at the mouth of the Ouse is the intact Old Mill, which is no longer in operation. The bridge over the entrance to the Ouse is a good place to fish for sea trout.

Nearby

In the vicinity of the place are the archaeological monuments:

Web links

Commons : Finstown - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

C. Michael Hogan. 2007. HY3613: Beach and mudflats at Finstown Center waterfront, Mainland Orkney, Geograph British Isles / United Kingdom Ordnance Survey

literature

Eric Linklater. 1965. Orkney and Shetland: an historical, geographical, social, and scenic survey , p. 122
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 1981. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland , p. 58