St Ola is a parish in Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth

Firth, Orkney

Firth is a parish mainly in Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish...

 and north of Holm

Holm, Mainland Orkney

Holm, pronounced "Ham", is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is not to be confused with the many Orkney Islands with "holm" in their name.An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is also named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers...

. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall

Kirkwall

Kirkwall is the biggest town and capital of Orkney, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. The town is first mentioned in Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it is recorded as the residence of Rögnvald Brusason the Earl of Orkney, who was killed by his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty...

. Both Kirkwall and St Ola may take their name from the church of St. Olaf, built about 1035 on the north bank of the Papdale Burn.

Highland Park

Highland Park Single Malt

Highland Park Single Malt is a Scotch whisky distilled by Highland Park Distillery, Kirkwall in Orkney, the most northerly whisky distillery in Scotland, half a mile north of that at Scapa. Blackwood Distillery in Shetland presently produces only gin and vodka .Highland Park has performed well at...

, the second most northerly Scotch whisky

Scotch whisky

Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland.Scotch whisky is divided into five distinct categories: Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Single Grain Scotch Whisky, Blended Malt Scotch Whisky , Blended Grain Scotch Whisky, and Blended Scotch Whisky.All Scotch whisky must be aged in oak barrels for at least three...

 distillery is on the outskirts of Kirkwall.

Several ships of the North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Steam Navigation Company

North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Steam Navigation Company

The North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Steam Navigation Company, which was more usually known as The North Company, its full name rarely being used, was a British shipping company based in Aberdeen, originally formed in 1875 from a merger of older Scottish shipping companies...

 (later P&O Scottish Ferries

P&O Scottish Ferries

P&O Scottish Ferries ran ferry services between the Scottish mainland and Orkney and Shetland.-History:P&O took over the routes from the long-established North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Steam Navigation Company in 1971...

) were named St Ola.