Eynhallow
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| Eynhallow shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY359291 |
| Names | |
| Norse name | Eyin Helga |
| Meaning of name | "Holy Island" |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 75 hectares (0.29 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 168 |
| Highest elevation | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 (since 1851) |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Local Authority | Orkney Islands |
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| References | [1][2][3][4][5][6] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Eynhallow (Old Norse: Eyinhelga) is a small, presently uninhabited island, part of the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland.
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[edit] Geography
Eynhallow lies in Eynhallow Sound between Mainland, Orkney and Rousay. It is 75 hectares (0.29 sq mi) in area.
There is no ferry to the island, although Orkney Heritage Society organises a trip each July.[7] Otherwise, visitors have to arrange their own transport to the island by private local boat hire. Access can be problematic, as there are strong tidal surges in the surrounding strait, squeezed between Mainland of Orkney and Rousay.[8]
[edit] History
The island's main attraction is Eynhallow Church dating from the twelfth century or earlier, and perhaps originally part of a monastery.[9] The site is maintained by Historic Scotland.
In 1841 it had a population of 26.[9] It has been uninhabited since the landowner cleared crofters away in 1851. It is now a bird sanctuary.
It has its own folklore, concerning the initial finding of the island. Eynhallow was believed to be the summer residence of the shape-shifting mer-people the Finfolk, who were driven away by the farmer, Guidman o' Thorodale from Evie.[10][11]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. pp. 381-83. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/.
- ^ Orkney Placenames
- ^ 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
- ^ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
- ^ Orkney Heritage Society website [1]
- ^ "Eynhallow". Around Rousay. http://www.aroundrousay.co.uk/eynhallow.shtml. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Overview of Eynhallow". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1727.html. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ^ "Folklore". orkneyjar.com. http://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/finfolk/eynfree.htm. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
- ^ Turnbull, Catherine (29 July 2010) "Exploring the Mysteries of Eynhallow". Kirkwall: Orkney News.
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Coordinates: 59°8′41″N 3°7′11″W / 59.14472°N 3.11972°W
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