Fara, Orkney
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| Fara |
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| Fara shown within Scotland |
| OS grid reference |
ND325955 |
| Names |
| Norse name |
Færey |
| Meaning of name |
Island of Sheep (cf Faroe) |
| Area and summit |
| Area |
295 hectares (1.14 sq mi) |
| Area rank |
90 |
| Highest elevation |
43 m (141 ft) |
| Population |
| Population |
0 |
| Groupings |
| Island group |
Orkney |
| Local Authority |
Orkney Islands Council |
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| References |
[1][2][3][4][5] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. |
Not to be confused with the island of
Faray near
Eday.
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.
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ 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
- ^ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
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Coordinates: 58°50′30″N 3°10′17″W / 58.84163°N 3.17125°W / 58.84163; -3.17125
