Stronsay
Sign in to saveStronsay () is an island in Orkney, Scotland. It is known as Orkney's 'Island of Bays', owing to an irregular shape with miles of coastline, with three large bays separated by two isthmuses: St Catherine's Bay to the west, the Bay of Holland to the south and Mill Bay to the east. Stronsay is in area, and in altitude at its highest point. It has a usually resident population of about 320. The main village is Whitehall, home to a heritage centre.
Key facts
- Scottish island.Image
- Whitehall village from the air - geograph.org.uk - 224605.jpg
- Scottish island.ImageCaption
- An aerial view of Whitehall, with Grice Ness at the end of Stronsay's north-eastern peninsula
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Orkney
- Scottish island.caption
- Stronsay shown within Orkney
- Scottish island.GridReference
- HY669239
- Scottish island.celtic name
- Stronsaigh
- Scottish island.norse name
- Strjónsey
- Scottish island.meaning of name
- Old Norse for "good fishing and farming island"
- Scottish island.area rank
- 27
- Scottish island.highest elevation
- Burgh Hill
- Scottish island.Population
- 321
- Scottish island.population rank
- 26
- Scottish island.population density
- 10 people/km2
- Scottish island.main settlement
- Whitehall
- Scottish island.island group
- Orkney
- Scottish island.local authority
- Orkney Islands
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- History
- Demography and economy
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- Notes
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Stronsay () is an island in Orkney, Scotland. It is known as Orkney's 'Island of Bays', owing to an irregular shape with miles of coastline, with three large bays separated by two isthmuses: St Catherine's Bay to the west, the Bay of Holland to the south and Mill Bay to the east. Stronsay is in area, and in altitude at its highest point. It has a usually resident population of about 320. The main village is Whitehall, home to a heritage centre.
Sights on the island include the Vat of Kirbister, a natural arch described as the "finest in Orkney", white sand beaches in the three bays, and various seabirds amongst which are Arctic terns.