Evie, Orkney

Evie
Mistra Shop in Evie Village, the Mistra Club (a former pub) is upstairs
Evie
Evie shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY352258
Civil parish	Evie and Rendall
Council area	Orkney
Lieutenancy area	Orkney
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ORKNEY
Postcode district	KW17
Dialling code	01856
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Orkney
List of places UK Scotland 59°06′54″N 3°07′52″W / 59.115°N 3.131°W / 59.115; -3.131Coordinates: 59°06′54″N 3°07′52″W / 59.115°N 3.131°W / 59.115; -3.131

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

Within the parish are a number of prehistoric features, including Gurness, an Iron Age broch that overlooks Eynhallow Sound.

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.

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

Evie is the birthplace of Orcadian writer Ernest Marwick.

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.

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