Westray
Westray is ane o the Orkney Islands in Scotland, wi a uisual resident population o juist unner 600 fowk. Its main veelage is Pierowall, wi a heritage centre, the 15t-century Lady Kirk an ferries tae Papa Westray.
| Norse name | Vestrey[1] |
|---|---|
| Meanin o name | Auld Norse for 'west island' |
 A view o the wastren side o the island, wi Wast an East Kirbest in the foregrund an Langskaill ayont | |
| Location | |
  Westray Westray shawn within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY461461 |
| Coordinates | 59°18′N 3°00′W / 59.3°N 3.0°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Aurie | 47.13 square kilometre (18.2 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 24 [2] |
| Heichest elevation | Fitty Hill 169 metre (554.5 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Orkney Islands |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 588[3] |
| Population rank | 20 [2] |
| Population density | 12.5 people/km2 [3][4] |
| Lairgest settlement | Pierowall |
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| References | [4][5][6][7] |
References eedit
- ↑ Pálsson and Edwards (1978) p. 251
- ↑ a b Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
- ↑ a b Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ↑ Orkney Placenames
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 5 Orkney (Northern Isles) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319228111.
- ↑ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
Soorces eedit
- Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney. Trans. Pálsson, Hermann an Edwards, Paul (1978). Lunnon: Hogarth Press. ISBN 0-7012-0431-1. Republished 1981, Harmondsworth: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-044383-5.
Coordinates: 59°18′N 3°00′W / 59.300°N 3.000°W
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