Kirkwall & Stromness 1902

Large scale map of Kirkwall; Orkney sheet 108.03. Historical introduction by W S Hewison. This detailed map is double-sided for maximum coverage.The main map covers Kirkwall itself, showing most of the small town in detail with individual buildings neatly delineated. Features include harbour, St Magnus Cathedral, Peerie Sea, County Buildings, Easthill Quarries, Combination Poorhouse, Crafty, Papdale, palace ruins etc. On the reverse we include a similarly detailed map of Stromness, where features include Stromness Harbour, Outer Holm, Inner Holm, Whitehouse Rocks, The Ness, Fish Curing Station, Town Hall, piers, Dundas Street, Victoria Street and the many small buildings clustered along the waterfront.

Reduced from the original Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map to a scale of approximately 1:4,340 (or about 15" to the mile). This edition published by Alan Godfrey Maps, Leadgate, Consett