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Westray (/ ˈ w ɛ s t r iː /, Scots: Westree) is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, with a usual resident population of just under 600 people.Its main village is Pierowall, with a heritage centre, the 15th-century Lady Kirk church and pedestrian ferry service to nearby Papa Westray island.
Orkney islands map This is a list of Orkney islands in Scotland. The Orkney archipelago is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of mainland Scotland and comprises over 70 islands and skerries, of which 20 are permanently inhabited. In addition to the Orkney Mainland there are three groups of islands. The North and South Isles lie respectively north and south of Mainland. The Pentland Skerries ...
Papa Westray (/ p æ p ə ˈ w ɛ s t r iː /) (Scots: Papa Westree), also known as Papay, is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, United Kingdom. The fertile soil [ 8 ] has long been a draw to the island.
Population (2022 census) 2011 Rank Population (2011 census) ... Westray: Orkney: 588 20 563 18.2 21 Seil: Argyll and Bute: 551 21 560 5.125 22 Sanday: Orkney: 494 22 478
Westray: Orkney 563 4,713 11.95 21 Seil: Argyll and Bute 560 1,329 42.14 22 Sanday: Orkney 478 5,043 9.48 23 Bressay: Shetland 384 2,805 13.69 24 Burray: Orkney 357 903 39.53 25 Stronsay: Orkney 343 3,275 10.47 26 Scalpay: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 322 653 49.31 27 Shapinsay: Orkney 300 2,948 10.18 28 Hoy (inc South Walls) Orkney 392 14,318 2. ...
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, ... Although it is only a village on an island which had a total population of 563 at the census of 2001 ...
The largest island of Orkney, known as the "Mainland" has an area of 523.25 square kilometres (202.03 sq mi), making it the sixth largest Scottish island. [7] Its total population in 2001 was 19,245, and its largest town is Kirkwall. [8] Shetland is around 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of mainland Scotland.
Orkney (/ ˈ ɔːr k n i /), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland , Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north of Caithness and has about 70 islands, of which 20 are inhabited.