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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 is now part of ORKNEY ISLANDS Council. Click here for graphs and data of how ORKNEY ISLANDS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Walls itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Walls, in Orkney Islands and Orkney | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17164
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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