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Eynhallow

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organises a trip each July. Otherwise, visitors have to arrange their own transport to the island by private local boat hire. Access can be problematic, as there are strong tidal surges in the surrounding strait, funnelled between Mainland and Rousay.
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Described as "perhaps the most mystical of the Orkney isles", it has its own folklore concerning the initial finding of the island. Eynhallow was believed to be the summer residence of the
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about 100 metres (330 feet) to the north-east of the island, separated by Fint Sound. Sheep Skerry adjoins the southern end of the island.
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away in 1851. The clearing led to the discovery of the church ruins, forgotten until then. The island is now a
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In 1841 the island had a population of 26. It has been uninhabited since the landowner
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Turnbull, Catherine (29 July 2010) "Exploring the Mysteries of Eynhallow". Kirkwall:
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Eynhallow viewed from Rousay, from the north-east, with the Orkney Mainland beyond
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Hewitson, Jim (2003). "The North Isles". In Omand, Donald (ed.).
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The Orkneys and Schetland in Blaeu's Atlas Novus of 1654
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Old Norse
Eynhallow viewed from Rousay, from the north-east, with the Orkney Mainland beyond
Eynhallow is located in Orkney Islands
OS grid reference
HY359291
Coordinates
59°08′N 3°07′W / 59.14°N 3.11°W / 59.14; -3.11
Orkney
Council area
Orkney Islands
Country
Scotland
United Kingdom
Demographics
Eynhallow Sound
Rousay
Mainland
Orkney
skerry
Orkney Heritage Society
Johan Blaeu
Atlas Novus
John of Fordun
Chronica Gentis Scotorum

Eynhallow Church
monastery
Historic Scotland
cleared
crofters

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