Stronsay
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| Scottish Island of
Stronsay |
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| Location | |
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| OS grid reference: | HY669239 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic or Celtic name: | Unknown |
| Norse name: | Strjons-oy |
| Meaning of name: | Old Norse for 'good fishing island or 'good farming island' |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 3,275 ha |
| Area rank if >40 ha: | 27 |
| Highest elevation: | Burgh Hill 44 m |
| Population | |
| Population: | 343 |
| Population rank: | 26 out of 89 |
| Main settlement: | Whitehall |
| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Orkney |
| Local Authority: | Orkney Islands |
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| References: | [1][2][3][4] |
Stronsay is an island in Orkney, Scotland. The main village is Whitehall, home to a heritage centre. The island is now agricultural, but during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, kelp collection and herring curing employed up to five thousand people.
With an area of thirteen square miles (33 square kilometers), it is the seventh largest of the Orkney Islands.
Sights on the island include the Vat of Kirbuster natural arch and seabirds including arctic terns.
Orkney Ferries sail from Whitehall to Kirkwall on the Orkney Mainland, and planes fly there from the island's airstrip.
There is one school on the island which is for both Primary and Secondary pupils.
Stronsay is the birthplace of author Douglas Sutherland.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ Orkney Placenames
- ^ Ordnance Survey
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