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Junction Road
Junction Road - by Victor Naumenko ©
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Junction Road

Kirkwall is the capital of Orkney. For centuries it was the capital of the Norse - held Nordreyjar – the Northern Isles. But that ended in 1469 when Christian I of Norway failed to pay the dowry promised to his son-in-law, James III of Scotland; James called in the debt by assuming sovereignty of Orkney and Shetland.
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Photographer: © Victor Naumenko (Gallery)(10th June 2012)

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Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 7.6 mm, ISO: 125, Exposure time: 1/500 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: August 4, 2011, 4:10 pm
ImageID:1152042, Image size: 2048 x 1536 pixels

This image is available to purchase and is part of our Orkney Stock Photos Collection.