Fara, Orkney
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| Norse name | Færey |
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| Meaning of name | Island of Sheep (cf Faroe) |
| A fish farm in Gutter Sound, at the western side of Fara A fish farm in Gutter Sound, at the western side of Fara |
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 Fara
Fara shown within Orkney
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| OS grid reference | ND325955 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Area | 295 hectares (1.14 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 89 [1] |
| Highest elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Orkney Islands Council |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[2] |
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| References | [3][4][5][6] |
File:Farahouse.jpg
An abandoned House on Fara. Looking North: Rysa Little with Hoy behind to left; Graemsay with Mainland behind centre and right; Cava to right.
Fara (Old Norse: Færey[5]) is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s.
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- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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)
