The Pickaquoy Centre

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The Pickaquoy Centre
Construction
The Picky Centre, or Picky
The 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay visiting the Pickaquoy Centre

Location	Kirkwall, Orkney
Owner	Orkney Islands Council
Operator	The Pickaquoy Centre
Capacity	Concerts: 1,600 Conferences: 1,600 Basketball: 1,200
Opened	1999
Construction cost	£8.4 million
Tenants
Orkney F.C. Orkney official football team

The Pickaquoy Centre is a multi-use leisure centre in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. The arena has 1,600-seat stands, and can be condensed and used as a sports hall, with room for two five a side football pitches. The football pitches host Orkney F.C. of the North Caledonian Football League and also the Orkney official football team. It also has a 247-seat cinema, numerous meeting rooms, health spa, gym, indoor and outdoor children's play areas, a café and bar. Outside, there is an All Weather Pitch, used for football and hockey, several grass pitches used for football and rugby and an athletics track. The centre also has a campsite within its grounds.

External links[]

Official website

Coordinates: 58°58′59″N 2°58′18″W / 58.98306°N 2.97167°W / 58.98306; -2.97167

v t Football venues in Scotland
National Stadium	Hampden Park
2021–22 Premiership	Almondvale Stadium Celtic Park Dens Park Easter Road Fir Park Ibrox Stadium McDiarmid Park Pittodrie Stadium St Mirren Park Tannadice Park Tynecastle Park Victoria Park (Dingwall)
2021–22 Championship	Caledonian Stadium Cappielow East End Park Firhill Stadium Gayfield Park New Douglas Park Palmerston Park Rugby Park Somerset Park Stark's Park
2021–22 League One	Balmoor Balmoral Stadium Bayview Stadium Broadwood Stadium Dumbarton Football Stadium Excelsior Stadium Falkirk Stadium Firhill Stadium Links Park Recreation Park (Alloa)
2021–22 League Two	Borough Briggs Central Park Cliftonhill Forthbank Stadium Galabank Meadowbank Stadium New Central Park Ochilview Park Stair Park Station Park (Forfar)
2021–22 Highland Football League	Bellslea Park Christie Park Claggan Park Glebe Park Harmsworth Park Kynoch Park Mosset Park Princess Royal Park Victoria Park (Buckie)
2021–22 Lowland Football League	3G Arena, Netherdale Ainslie Park Broadwood Stadium Dumbarton Football Stadium Excelsior Stadium Falkirk Stadium Islecroft Stadium K-Park Newtown Park Raydale Park Recreation Park (Alloa) Shielfield Park
2021–22 East of Scotland Football League	Albert Park Creamery Park Humbug Park Meggetland Sports Complex Pennypit Park Prestonfield Volunteer Park Whitestone Park
2021–22 South of Scotland Football League	Stair Park
2021–22 West of Scotland Football League	Bellsdale Park Beltane Park Dunterlie Park Excelsior Stadium Lochburn Park Millburn Park Petershill Park Ravenscraig Stadium Saracen Park
North Caledonian Football Association	The Pickaquoy Centre
Junior football	Aberdeen Sports Village Hillhead Centre Lister Park Links Park
Other	Cathkin Park (second) Lesser Hampden Oriam Parkside Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility Toryglen Regional Football Centre
Defunct stadiums, closed before 1914	Barrowfield Park Beechwood Park Braehead Park Burnbank Park Carolina Port Cathkin Park (first) Celtic Park (first) Dalziel Park Dunterlie Park (first) East Dock Street Govandale Park Hamilton Crescent Hampden Park (first) Hawkhill Hibernian Park Hyde Park Ibrox Park (first) Inchview Kinning Park Meadowside New Logie Green Old Ralston Park Springvale Park Underwood Park Titwood West Craigie Park Westmarch Whitefield Park
Defunct stadiums, closed 1914–1945	Ardencaple Park Beresford Park Chancelot Park Clune Park Clydeholm Dunterlie Park (second) Forthbank Park Kimmeter Park Green Kintail Park Marine Gardens Meadow Park (Coatbridge) Merchiston Park Mill Park North End Park New Powderhall New Ralston Park Newfield Park Old Logie Green Portland Park Recreation Grounds Recreation Park (Lochgelly) Royal Gymnasium Ground Sports Park Tontine Park
Defunct stadiums, closed since 1945	Adamslie Park Allan Park Annfield Stadium Bayview Park Boghead Park Brockville Park Broomfield Park Chapelhill Park City Park Crawick Holm Douglas Park Duckburn Park Firs Park Kilbowie Park Kingsmills Park Love Street Meadow Park (Dumbarton) Meadowbank Stadium Muirton Park New Meadowbank Old Meadowbank Raploch Park Rosebery Park Shawfield Stadium Telford Street Park Voluntary Park
Proposed stadiums	New Aberdeen Stadium

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