Old Norse for "good fishing and farming island"[1][2]
An aerial view of Whitehall, with Grice Ness at the end of Stronsay's north-eastern peninsula
Location
Stronsay
Stronsay shown within Orkney
OS grid reference
HY669239
Coordinates
59°06′N2°36′W / 59.1°N 2.6°W / 59.1; -2.6
Physical geography
Island group
Orkney
Area
3,275 hectares (13 sq mi)
Area rank
27 [3]
Highest elevation
Burgh Hill 44 metres (144 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Country
Scotland
Council area
Orkney Islands
Demographics
Population
349[4]
Population rank
26 [3]
Population density
10.7 people/km2[1][4]
Largest settlement
Whitehall
References
[5][6][7]
Stronsay (/ˈstrɒnziː/) 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 3,275 hectares (13 square miles) in area, and 44 metres (144 feet) in altitude at its highest point. It has a usually resident population of 349. 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",[1] white sand beaches in the three bays, and various seabirds amongst which are Arctic terns.
^ abcHaswell-Smith (2004) p. 370-72
^Orkney Placenames Orkneyjar. Retrieved 28. May 2012.
^ abArea and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
^ abNational Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^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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