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West Mainland is the largest administrative ward on Orkney's main island. Its landscape is defined by rolling farmland, the large inland expanse of the Loch of Harray, and a coastline facing both the Atlantic and the North Sea. The area contains several significant Neolithic sites, including the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar, which form part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney UNESCO World Heritage Site. Settlement is dispersed across villages and farms.

The ward's economy is primarily based on agriculture and aquaculture. The parish of Sandwick includes the Bay of Skaill, location of the well-preserved Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae, discovered after a storm in 1850. Stromness, a major ferry port, lies just outside the ward's southern boundary. The landscape is characterised by stone boundaries, low hills, and the prominent Ward Hill, providing views across the archipelago.

All postcodes in West Mainland

KW172ES

West Mainland

KW163LA

West Mainland

KW163JZ

West Mainland

KW151TS

Ayre Road

KW163JF

West Mainland

KW172NS

West Mainland

KW172ER

West Mainland

KW172HY

Vetquoy Road

KW172UQ

Grimond Place

KW163HY

Lyking Road

KW172HX

Hillside Road

KW172LB

West Mainland

KW172NN

West Mainland

KW163HQ

Germiston Road

KW172LZ

Loons Road

KW172EJ

Old Finstown Road

KW172HG

Gorseness Road

KW172HW

Quilco

KW172PF

West Mainland

KW172PQ

West Mainland

KW163EZ

Ireland Road

KW163JA

Tenston Road

KW163LB

Ireland Road

KW172NH

West Mainland

KW172LW

Hundland Road

KW172JA

West Mainland

KW163LY

Daisy Bank

KW172EU

Lyde Road

KW172HU

West Mainland

KW172HT

Back Road

KW172JR

Lyde Road

KW172NR

Hundland Road

KW172EG

Grimond Road

KW172HS

Quilco

KW172JG

West Mainland

KW172JB

Hillside Road

KW163JX

Ireland Road

KW172EH

West Mainland

KW172LL

Palace Gardens

KW172EQ

Jewadale Drive

KW172UT

Grimond Road

KW172LY

Wattle Road

KW163JE

West Mainland

KW172HF

Gorseness Road

KW163HH

Stoneyhill Road

KW172EL

Parkside

KW163EY

Ireland Road

KW172ET

West Mainland

KW172ND

West Mainland

KW172UF

Damsay View

KW172EE

West Mainland

KW172LP

Hundland Road

KW172LE

Netherbrough Road

KW163LX

West Mainland

KW172LX

Palace Gardens

KW172LS

Wattle Road

KW172PA

Lyde Road

KW172UE

Buckles Road

KW163LF

Ireland Road

KW172AP

Flett's Park

KW172NB

Loons Road

KW172EP

West Mainland

KW172JQ

Swartland Road

KW172LR

Hundland Road

KW172LU

West Mainland

KW172PL

Hillside Road

KW172UB

Buckles Road

KW172NL

West Mainland

KW172PH

Hillside Road

KW172EX

Gorseness Road

KW172HZ

West Mainland

KW172LA

Lyde Road

KW172JF

Vetquoy Road

KW163JD

Vetquoy Road

KW163LP

Yesnaby Road

KW172UR

Grimond Square

KW172JT

Grimeston Road

KW172JU

West Mainland

KW163JY

West Mainland

KW172JE

Vetquoy Road

KW163HA

Ireland Road

KW163LR

West Mainland

KW163LU

West Mainland

KW163JB

Tenston Road

KW172JZ

West Mainland

KW172LH

West Mainland

KW172NY

Gorseness Road

KW151TT

Old Finstown Road

KW163LT

West Mainland

KW163HE

Germiston Road

KW172EN

Parkside

KW172EY

West Mainland

KW172NP

Hundland Road

KW172LT

West Mainland

KW172PJ

Hillside Road

KW151TU

Old Finstown Road

KW163HZ

West Mainland

KW172PE

Hillside Road

KW163HF

Germiston Road

KW163HX

West Mainland

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.