Faray

Faray
Faray
Location
Faray is located in Scotland
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Faray
Faray shown within Scotland
OS grid reference HY531364
Names
Norse name Færey
Meaning of name Old Norse sheep island
Area and summit
Area 180 ha (0.69 sq mi)
Area rank 116=
Highest elevation 32 m (105 ft)
Population
Population 0
Groupings
Island group Orkney
Local Authority Orkney Islands
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References [1][2][3][4]
If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census.

Faray (Old Norse: Færey) is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying between Eday and Westray. Previously inhabited, the low-lying island is now a successful Grey Seal breeding colony.

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Geography

Faray and Holm of Faray are formed of a ridge of Old Red Sandstone which extends southwards from Weather Ness at the southern tip of the island of Westray and almost connects Westray to Eday.[5] The two islands are separated by the Lavey Sound.

History

Eday from Faray

Faray was known as Pharay (or North Pharay to distinguish it from South Pharay, now called Fara). Both names are derived from the Old Norse 'faerey', "sheep island".[3]

The only man-made relic of note is a chambered cairn beside Lavey Sound. Faray had a population of eighty-two in 1861, falling to fifty-eight by 1891. By the late 1930s there were eight families living on the island. They had crofts and supplemented their income by lobster fishing. The second world war led to many departures. By 1947 the last islander had left Faray and, apart from occasional summer occupation, the island was deserted.[6] A road still runs up the central spine of the island serving the scattered empty houses.

In December 1908 the Hope, a fishing vessel from Peterhead, ran aground on the Holm of Faray during a storm. The 'Five Men of Faray' braved the storm to row across the Lavey Sound and rescue the crew stranded on the rocks. They were rewarded with a trip to the Scottish mainland to meet Edward VII at Balmoral, where they each received a medal, together with "a good pipe and some tobacco".[5]

Conservation

The island is now populated by sheep, sea birds, and grey seals.[7] Faray and neighbouring Holm of Faray are designated a Special Area of Conservation for a well-established Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) breeding colony. The islands support the second-largest breeding colony in the UK, contributing around 9% of the annual UK pup production.[8]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543. 
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey
  3. ^ a b 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
  4. ^ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
  5. ^ a b Julia Welstead (2005-07-16). "The heroic five men of Faray". The Scotsman. http://heritage.scotsman.com/places.cfm?id=1029982005. Retrieved 2007-12-09. 
  6. ^ "Faray". lonelyisles.com. http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/t/atra04/lonelyisles/faray/Home.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-09. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Faray". everything.com. http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1850631. Retrieved 2007-12-09. 
  8. ^ "Faray and Holm of Faray". JNCC. http://www.jncc.gov.uk/protectedsites/sacselection/sac.asp?EUcode=UK0017096. Retrieved 2007-12-09. 

Coordinates: 59°13′N 2°49′W / 59.217°N 2.817°W / 59.217; -2.817


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