Evie

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Mistra Shop in Evie Village.
Mistra Shop in Evie Village.

Evie is a parish and village on The Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.[1] It is the birthplace of Orcadian writer Ernest Marwick. Within the parish are a number of prehistoric features, including Gurness, and Iron Age broch that overlooks Eynhallow Sound.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger Map, Orkney Mainland, 1:50,000 scale, 2002
  2. ^ C.Michael Hogan, Gurness, The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham, 02 December 2007 [1]
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