Calf of Flotta

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The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with "Calf" deriving from Old Norse/Norn and meaning a smaller island by a larger one.

Geography and geology

The Calf is made of red sandstone.^[1]

It is approximately half a mile (0.8 km) long, and is thin in shape, orientated west-east.

References

↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.

v t e South West Orkney Islands

Barrel of Butter Calf of Flotta Cava Fara Flotta Graemsay Holm of Houton Hoy Old Man of Hoy Inner Holm Rysa Little South Walls Switha

v t e Orkney

List of Orkney islands

Inhabited islands	Mainland Auskerry Burray Eday Egilsay Flotta Gairsay Graemsay Holm of Grimbister Hoy Inner Holm North Ronaldsay Papa Stronsay Papa Westray Rousay Sanday Shapinsay South Ronaldsay South Walls Stronsay Westray Wyre

Other islands	Eynhallow Helliar Holm Lamb Holm Switha Swona North West islands North East islands South West islands South East islands

Towns and villages	Kirkwall Balfour Dounby Finstown Houton Longhope Lyness Pierowall Stromness Whitehall

Mainland parishes	Birsay Deerness Evie Firth Harray Holm Kirkwall Orphir Rendall St Andrews St Ola Sandwick Stenness Stromness

Topics	Prehistory History Geology Scapa Flow

Coordinates: 58°51′N 3°04′W / 58.850°N 3.067°W / 58.850; -3.067

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