Graemsay

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Graemsay
Graemsay, as seen from Hoy
Graemsay, as seen from Hoy
Waters North Sea
Archipelago Orkney Islands
Geographical location 58 ° 55 '48 "  N , 3 ° 17' 22"  W Coordinates: 58 ° 55 '48 "  N , 3 ° 17' 22"  W.
Location of Graemsay
length 3 km
width 2 km
surface 4.09 km²
Highest elevation West Hill
62  m
Residents 28 (2011)
6.8 inhabitants / km²
Hoy Sound High Lighthouse
Looking towards Stromness

The small island of Graemsay in Orkney is 1–2 km away from the two large islands Mainland and Hoy , to which there are regular ferry connections.

The flat island has a size of 4.09 km² with a length (west-east) of three kilometers and a width of two kilometers. In 2011 28 people lived there.

etymology

The name means Grims Island. Grim goes back to the Anglo-Saxons or Normans . He is a synonym for the Norse god Odin . See also Grimsay Island in the Hebrides, Grimsby Place in Lincolnshire, Grimsbury Castle Hillfort in Oxfordshire , Grim's Ditch an earthwork, Grim's Dyke (name for the Antonine Wall), Grim's Grave stone chest (also kistvaen) in Dartmoor . Grimes Graves flint mines, Grimshader a place on Lewis and Harris , Grims Lake Mire (a stone chest in Grims Lake), Grim's Mound a round hill in Lincolnshire , Grimspound in Devon , Grimsetter (Grims seat) on Orkney and Shetland, Grimsthorpe Castle (Grims village) , as well as several places called Grimston ( Grimston-Lyles Hill Ware ).

For the almost 30 inhabitants left, livestock is the main livelihood. Both in the west ( Hoy Sound Low Lighthouse ) and in the east of the island ( Hoy Sound High Lighthouse ) there is a lighthouse , both of which were built in 1851 to protect shipping in Hoy Sound, which is dangerous due to strong currents.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census data

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