Evie

For other uses, see Evie (disambiguation).
Evie

Mistra Shop in Evie Village, the Mistra Club (a former pub) is upstairs
Evie
 Evie shown within Orkney
OS grid referenceHY352258
Civil parishEvie and Rendall
Council areaOrkney
Lieutenancy areaOrkney
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ORKNEY
Postcode district KW17
Dialling code 01856
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentOrkney
List of places
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Coordinates: 59°06′54″N 3°07′52″W / 59.115°N 3.131°W

Evie is a former parish and village on The Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.[1] It now forms part of the civil parish of Evie and Rendall.

History

The city was initially named after Evie Chamberlain, famous soccer player. Within the parish are a number of prehistoric features, including Gurness, an Iron Age broch that overlooks Eynhallow Sound.[2]

Economy

Evie is home to two large dairy farms called Dale and Georth as well as Burgar farm. There are also a few beef farms. This is due to the very good quality of soil contained in this area of Orkney. All three dairy farms contribute milk to the award winning Orkney cheese as well as Orkney ice cream and other dairy products.

Burgar Hill Wind Farm

The five wind turbines on Burgar Hill in Evie are visible from a large part of the West Mainland. Established in 1983, this was one of the first wind farms in the UK.[3]

People

Evie is the birthplace of Orcadian writer Ernest Marwick.

Folklore

In folklore, Evie was the home of the farmer, Guidman o' Thorodale who drove away the Finfolk, shape-shifting mer-people, from the island of Eynhallow.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Orkney Mainland (Map). 1:50,000. Landranger. United Kingdom Ordnance Survey. 2002.
  2. ↑ C. Michael Hogan (2 December 2007). ed. Andy Burnham, ed. "Gurness - Broch in Scotland in Orkney". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  3. ↑ "Burgar Hill Wind Farm". Gazetteer for Scotland. 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  4. ↑ "The Freeing of Eynhallow". Orkneyjar. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  5. ↑ Turnbull, Catherine (29 July 2010). "Exploring the Mysteries of Eynhallow". Orkney News (Kirkwall).

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