St. Margaret's Hope

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St. Margaret's Hope
Coordinates 58 ° 50 ′  N , 2 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 58 ° 50 ′  N , 2 ° 58 ′  W
St. Margaret's Hope (Scotland)
St. Margaret's Hope
St. Margaret's Hope
Residents 550
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

St. Margaret's Hope (known locally as The Hope , pronounced "Hup") is a village on the Orkney island of South Ronaldsay in northern Scotland . It has a population of about 550 and is the third largest settlement in the Orkney after Kirkwall and Stromness .

The site is located on Water Sound, at the inner tip of a sheltered bay on the north coast of the island of South Ronaldsay, which is connected to the main island of Mainland via the Churchill Barriers ( A961 ) , and is a popular destination for the people of Kirkwall. Pentland Ferries operate a ferry service to Gills Bay on the Scottish mainland.

"The Hope" is the most important village on the island and is named either after Queen Margaret , the "Maid of Norway", who died there in 1290, or after Queen Margaret of Scotland , the wife of Malcolm III. The latter explanation comes from Victorian Ordnance Survey maps, which trace the name back to an early Christian St. Margaret's chapel. The village has a primary school, a museum and a number of shops and restaurants. It is known for its annual plowing competition , a local tradition on the Wright Sands.

Traces of an Iron Age brochure lie in a field above the village, to the south is the Clouduhall Stone .

  • St. Margaret's Hope

  • View of St. Margaret's Hope ferry terminal

  • "Waterside"

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