> Does anyone on the list have any info regarding this area (or is > it a town?) > on Hoy?? > > Any help would be most appreciated. South Walls was a tidal island to the south of Hoy until the causeway was constructed the permanently connect the two. The name is a Scottish mistranslation - it should be Southvoe but the Scots mapmakers assumed the pronunciation of "voe" (which is like va') meant "wall". North Walls is the area to the south of Hoy - originally known as Vagaland - the land of Bays. -- Sigurd Towrie - Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney E-Mail: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Orkneyjar - The Heritage of Orkney: http://www.orkneyjar.com