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Sanday
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Dominated by sand dunes, Sanday is the largest of the northerly Orkney islands.
Westray
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Westray is a fairly large island in the far north-west of Orkney with a population of around 600.
North Ronaldsay
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Isolated North Ronaldsay is Orkney's most northerly island.
South Ronaldsay
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South Ronaldsay is the nearest Orkney Island to Scotland, being just six and a half miles across the Pentland Firth from John O'Groats.
Hoy
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Hoy takes its name from the Old Norse 'haey', meaning 'High Island'. With an area of 57 square miles, it is the second largest island in Orkney. It is most famous for its towering sea stack, the Old Man of Hoy.
Papa Westray
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Papa Westray, or 'Papay', as it is known locally, has one of Orkney's best-preserved Neolithic settlements, and a large nesting seabird population.
Rousay
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One of the more accessible northern Orkney isles, Rousay is home to a number of intriguing prehistoric sites.
Stronsay
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Stronsay, in the east of the Orkney archipelago, is about seven miles long and is often described as being 'all arms and legs' or three-legged because of the three large bays which bite into the island.
Shapinsay
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Shapinsay is a small, low-lying island just a few miles north-east of Kirkwall in Orkney.
Burray
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Burray is a small island in Orkney.
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