Stromness is one of the most beautiful villages I have ever seen. We were enthralled when the ferry turned the corner and it came into view, a few stone buildings and streets all tightly nestled on a hillside along a small bay. Maybe it was just that the crossing was difficult, and land looked so good, but it WAS a wonderful town. Orkney is a gorgeous chain of islands just off the northern tip of Britain. Rolling hills, lakes and ocean beaches.
People telecommute to London.
That tells you how they view the world. One is 8 hours away, the other 12. There was a time in the 10th century, when the Earldom of Orkney, with only marginal allegiance to the Norwegian crown, consisted of all of Orkney, Shetland, much of the Outer Hebrides, even large parts of Ireland and Scotland. The Orkney Islands, or The Orkneys. It is Orkney.