Fara, Orkney

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.

Fara
Old Norse nameFærey
Meaning of nameIsland of Sheep (cf Faroe)

A fish farm in Gutter Sound, at the western side of Fara
Location
Fara
Fara shown within Orkney
OS grid referenceND325955
Coordinates58.85°N 3.175°W / 58.85; -3.175
Physical geography
Island groupOrkney
Area295 hectares (1.14 sq mi)
Area rank89[1]
Highest elevation43 m (141 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaOrkney Islands Council
Demographics
Population0[2]
References[3][4][5][6]
An abandoned House on Fara. Looking North: Rysa Little with Hoy behind to left; Graemsay with Mainland behind centre and right; Cava to right.

Footnotes

  1. Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. National 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.
  3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 7 Orkney (Southern Isles) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319228135.
  5. 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
  6. Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)


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