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Hoy (from Old Norse Háey, meaning "high island") [8] is an island in Orkney, Scotland, measuring 143 square kilometres (55 sq mi) – the second largest in the archipelago, after Mainland. A natural causeway, the Ayre , links the island to the smaller South Walls ; the two islands are treated as one entity by the UK census.
Hoy and West Mainland is a national scenic area (NSA) covering parts of the islands of Hoy and Mainland in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, as well as parts of the surrounding sea. [2] It is one of 40 such areas in Scotland, which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection by restricting certain forms ...
The Mainland, also known as Hrossey and Pomona, is the main island of Orkney, Scotland.Both of Orkney's burghs, Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island, which is also the heart of Orkney's ferry and air connections.
Map of places in Orkney compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties. Orkney is an archipelago located in the Northern Isles of Scotland. Having been inhabited for nearly 8,500 years, Orkney contains many settlements, hamlet and villages.
The Vision of Britain map of 1856 shows a drying gap between the islands of Hoy and South Walls. [21] The Ayre, with North Walls beyond. A road linking South Walls to Hoy was constructed towards the end of the 19th century. Prior to that time it had only been accessible by land across the shingle beach of the Ayre at low tide. [22]
Stromness (locally / ˈ s t r ʌ m n ɪ s /, Old Norse: Straumnes; Norn: Stromnes) is the second-most populous town in Orkney, Scotland. It is in the southwestern part of Mainland, Orkney. It is a burgh with a parish around the outside with the town of Stromness as its capital. In 2001 Stromness was twinned with Royston Vasey.
Ward Hill is a hill on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. It lies at the north of the island between Moaness and Rackwick, and is the highest point in both Orkney and the Scottish Northern Isles at an elevation of 481 m (1,578 ft). The hill forms a curved ridge, reminiscent of a 'J' in shape.
Hoy (Lake Constance), an uninhabited island in Lake Constance, Germany; Hoy, Orkney, an island in Orkney, Scotland Hoy (hamlet), a location on the Orkney island of the same name; Hoy, Shetland, a small island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland; Hoy Sound, north of the island of Hoy, Orkney; Hoy, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated ...