Tingwall is a farm[1] and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Rendall. There is a ferry connection to the islands of Wyre, Rousay and Egilsay.[2]
The harbour was built in the 1980s and is used by fishing vessels.[3][4]
The name is derived from Old Norse. Recorded as Á Þingavoll in the Orkneyinga saga and as "Tyngwell" in 1492,[1] the first syllable þing indicates the site of a legislative or judicial assembly.[5] The second syllable, (at least in the case of similar examples such as Dingwall) may have been vollr meaning field.[1][6] A ruined broch nearby may have been the place of assembly although there are no written records of meetings at Tingwall.[1] It may have fallen out of use and have been replaced by an assembly at Kirkwall.[7]
Tingwall is home to the Fernvalley Wildlife Centre.[8]
59°05′21″N 3°03′04″W / 59.08917°N 3.05111°W / 59.08917; -3.05111
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