Fara, Orkney

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Fara, Orkney
Location
Fara, Orkney
Fara, Orkney shown within Scotland.
OS grid reference:	ND325955
Names
Gaelic name:
Norse name:	Færey
Meaning of name:	Island of Sheep (cf Faroe)
Area and Summit
Area:	295 ha
Area rank (Scottish islands):	90
Highest elevation:	43 m
Population
Population (2001):	0
Groupings
Island Group:	Orkney
Local Authority:	Orkney Islands Council
References:	[1][2][3][4][5]

An abandoned House on Fara. Looking North: Rysa Little with Hoy behind to left; Graemsay with Mainland behind centre and right; Cava to right.

Fara (Old Norse: Færey^[4]) is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. Fara should not be confused with the island of Faray near Eday.

[edit] References

1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
3. ^ Ordnance Survey
4. ^ ^{a b} Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
5. ^ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)

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Coordinates: 58.84163° N 3.17125° W