Editing Kirkwall (section)

==Economy==
Kirkwall harbour with nearly {{convert|1|km|mi|sigfig=1}} of quay edge is the second commercial hub for Orkney after Hatston. There is a Marina, and support for fishing and dive vessels.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.orkneyharbours.com/port-authority/ports/kirkwall |title=Kirkwall Port |publisher=Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority |access-date=9 August 2018 |archive-date=10 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810011342/https://www.orkneyharbours.com/port-authority/ports/kirkwall |url-status=live }}</ref> After extensive work on harbour facilities, the town has become a popular cruise ship stop, with several ships arriving each week in the season. This has added to the prosperity of the town and allowed a thriving sector of independently owned shops. Each year now, 140 cruise ships visit Kirkwall and Stromness.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.orkneyharbours.com/sectors/cruise-ships |title=Cruise Ships |publisher=Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority |access-date=2017-09-12 |archive-date=12 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912192731/https://www.orkneyharbours.com/sectors/cruise-ships |url-status=live }}</ref>

Weaving in Orkney took place from Viking times, with John Sclater & Co involved in Tweed production in Kirkwall in the 1970s. They used the brand names Norsaga and Jarltex.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Scottish Industrial History |year=1981 |volume=4 |url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_499984_en.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 August 2018 |archive-date=11 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811033147/https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_499984_en.pdf |url-status=live }}{{page needed|date=February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Henderson |first1=Michelle |title=Orkney tweed? Harris had no production monopoly in the islands as academics find history of weaving the distinctive cloth in Orkney |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/1406516/orkney-tweed/ |work=Press and Journal |date=February 6, 2018 |access-date=2 February 2020 |archive-date=2 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202132425/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/1406516/orkney-tweed/ |url-status=live }}</ref>