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About Orphir

Orphir lies on Mainland Orkney's southern coast, about 10 miles from Kirkwall via the A964. This quiet spot overlooks Scapa Flow, the wartime naval anchorage, and serves as a gateway to the southern isles through nearby Houton ferry terminal. The village boasts the ruins of Scotland's only surviving round church, a 12th-century structure referenced in the medieval Orkneyinga Saga.

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Orphir is in Scotland, at 58.938, -3.131 - about 25 km north of Brims.

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The closest airport to Orphir is Kirkwall Airport, 17 km (about 16 min by car). Other airports nearby: Eday Airport, Westray Airport.

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