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Graemsay primary school was built in 1876 and once had a peak enrollment of 60 pupils. In the late 1990s the school had four staff to just one pupil, making it the most expensive state school in the United
Kingdom. The school closed in 1996. Today, the island's children travel daily by boat to school
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Two lighthouses are present on
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The largest building, Sandside House, has been renovated and this web site describes the property and the island
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Run by the current residents of Hoy High
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every 3 seconds. The two Range lighthouses direct the ships towards the
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2023:Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)
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2553:A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
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2279:Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site
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1197:List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses
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2561:A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
2545:Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
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1407:Lighthouses Explorer. Retrieved 25 May 2016
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74:An aerial view of Graemsay, from above
436:, links the island with Stromness and
27:Island in western Orkney, Scotland, UK
2569:The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
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1233:Area and population ranks: there are
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869:, Hoy and Graemsay, United Kingdom
561:, Hoy and Graemsay, United Kingdom
2059:Orkney representative football team
2049:Orkney Amateur Football Association
208:West Hill 62 m (203 ft)
2439:Rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles
1445:Book about the History of Graemsay
192:409 ha (1.58 sq mi)
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2028:Orcadian Women's Suffrage Society
1419:"Lighthouses of Scotland: Orkney"
417:Graemsay is surrounded by strong
387:, separated from the Mainland by
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2748:Highlands and Islands Enterprise
2467:Treaty of Ardtornish-Westminster
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1242:93 permanently inhabited islands
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1192:List of lighthouses in Scotland
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1304:Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004).
1215:Anderson, Joseph (ed.) (1873)
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3919:Islands of the Orkney Islands
1350:Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003)
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782:35 m (115 ft)
695:33 m (108 ft)
429:service, usually operated by
1360:. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
1262:National Records of Scotland
1060:17 m (56 ft)
1003:12 m (39 ft)
414:, a great rarity in Orkney.
112:Graemsay shown within Orkney
2753:Scottish Islands Federation
2323:Zenith of Iron Age Shetland
2305:Standing Stones of Stenness
1187:List of islands of Scotland
359:. Graemsay lies within the
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3898:Thousla Rock (minor light)
513:in Stromness on the ferry
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2946:West Highland Free Press
1423:The Lighthouse Directory
1310:. Edinburgh: Canongate.
398:The island's geology is
3326:Highland Boundary Fault
3239:Yesnaby Sandstone Group
2909:Free Church of Scotland
2876:Orkney Heritage Society
1353:Ainmean-àite/Placenames
1151:Scottish islands portal
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3883:Langness (minor light)
2991:Orkney Islands Council
2830:Shetland Amenity Trust
2626:Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
2490:Buckquoy spindle-whorl
2008:Orkney Islands Council
1677:List of Orkney islands
916:58.940379°N 3.309999°W
375:Graemsay lies between
3260:Great Estuarine Group
3132:North Ronaldsay sheep
2825:Peerie Willie Johnson
2610:Scottish island names
2504:18th and 19th Century
2454:Lordship of the Isles
2434:Scandinavian Scotland
1451:the orcadian bookshop
1278:(Report). SG/2013/126
494:for the 19th-century
371:Geography and geology
355:. The island has two
3319:Islands of the Clyde
3105:Domesticated animals
3065:St Kilda field mouse
2861:Peter Maxwell Davies
2426:Kingdom of the Isles
2315:Prehistoric Shetland
2214:Islands of the Forth
2209:Islands of the Clyde
1307:The Scottish Islands
921:58.940379; -3.309999
608:58.93567°N 3.27319°W
529:Hoy Sound High Light
3485:Holy Island (Outer)
3275:Lorne plateau lavas
3122:Hebridean Blackface
2914:Iain Crichton Smith
2856:George Mackay Brown
2743:Crofters Commission
2444:Bishop of the Isles
2101:Islands of Scotland
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1358:Pàrlamaid na h-Alba
1244:were listed in the
1218:The Orkneyinga Saga
1133:from the Atlantic.
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837:Hoy Sound Low Light
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3840:Point of Fethaland
3391:(except principal
3096:Shetland Mouse-ear
2881:St Magnus Festival
2271:Prehistoric Orkney
2219:Freshwater Islands
1854:South East islands
1849:South West islands
1844:North East islands
1839:North West islands
1733:Holm of Grimbister
1371:"Graemsay website"
1264:(15 August 2013).
1179:Engineering portal
613:58.93567; -3.27319
283:Largest settlement
275:Population density
174:Physical geography
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3873:Chicken Rock
3855:Minor lights
3835:Out Skerries
3772:Minor lights
3727:Cantick Head
3699:Minor lights
3689:Tiumpan Head
3585:Minor lights
3550:Scurdie Ness
3540:St Abbs Head
3530:Rattray Head
3450:Crammag Head
3435:Corran Point
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1057:Focal height
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578:HY2680906078
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253:Demographics
219:Council area
179:Island group
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3865:Isle of Man
3850:Ve Skerries
3825:Little Holm
3762:Start Point
3649:Neist Point
3619:Eilean Glas
3614:Dubh Artach
3575:Tarbat Ness
3570:Sule Skerry
3495:Isle of May
3480:Girdle Ness
3465:Dunnet Head
3420:Buchan Ness
3400:Ailsa Craig
3376:Lighthouses
3310:Torridonian
3055:Orkney vole
2835:Up Helly Aa
2054:Orkney F.C.
1783:South Walls
1621:South Walls
1616:Rysa Little
1611:Nevi Skerry
1546:South West
1505: /
1246:2011 census
973:stone
952:Designed by
937:Constructed
919: /
894:Coordinates
644:Designed by
629:Constructed
611: /
586:Coordinates
521:Lighthouses
515:MV Graemsay
488:lighthouses
419:tidal races
357:lighthouses
161: /
136:Coordinates
3810:Firths Voe
3684:Skerryvore
3604:Barra Head
3555:Stoer Head
3515:North Rona
3425:Cape Wrath
3229:Eday Group
3167:Soay sheep
2776:Sullom Voe
2530:Literature
2511:Clearances
2300:Skara Brae
2260:Prehistory
2229:Sea Stacks
1987:Witchcraft
1982:Scapa Flow
1972:Prehistory
1933:St Andrews
1743:Inner Holm
1606:Inner Holm
1238: 300
1203:References
988:1973
940:1851
904:58°56′25″N
833:Lighthouse
680:1978
632:1851
596:58°56′08″N
525:Lighthouse
507:Scapa Flow
498:industry.
345:Scapa Flow
300:References
270:60
259:Population
200:76
146:58°55′59″N
3820:Hoo Stack
3752:Noup Head
3679:Scarinish
3580:Turnberry
3520:Noss Head
3490:Inchkeith
3475:Fife Ness
3440:Corsewall
3415:Bell Rock
3410:Bass Rock
2722:Stromness
2717:Stornoway
2593:Etymology
2572:(Boswell)
2564:(Johnson)
2472:Finlaggan
2403:Dál Riata
2113:Geography
1952:Stromness
1877:Stromness
1824:Lamb Holm
1814:Eynhallow
1773:Shapinsay
1282:14 August
1131:Hoy Sound
985:Automated
907:3°18′36″W
677:Automated
599:3°16′23″W
381:Stromness
365:Stromness
347:, in the
197:Area rank
149:3°17′00″W
46:Old Norse
3913:Category
3795:Eshaness
3782:Shetland
3767:Tor Ness
3732:Copinsay
3717:Auskerry
3694:Ushenish
3596:Hebrides
3430:Chanonry
3388:Scotland
3248:Hebrides
3204:Shetland
3033:Wildlife
2969:Politics
2840:Vagaland
2815:Aly Bain
2808:Shetland
2731:Agencies
2712:Rothesay
2702:Kirkwall
2663:St Kilda
2636:Specific
2620:Hebrides
2556:(Martin)
2495:Udal law
2334:Jarlshof
2285:Maeshowe
2193:St Kilda
2161:Hebrides
2132:Shetland
1996:Politics
1948:Stenness
1943:Sandwick
1898:Deerness
1871:Kirkwall
1788:Stronsay
1728:Graemsay
1698:Auskerry
1692:Mainland
1584:Graemsay
1356:. (pdf)
1137:See also
1033:Heritage
1015:Operator
863:Graemsay
859:Location
755:Heritage
737:Operator
722:Markings
555:Graemsay
551:Location
465:redshank
451:Wildlife
433:Graemsay
431:MV
404:Devonian
353:Scotland
309:Graemsay
286:Sandside
236:Scotland
128:HY255055
106:Graemsay
82:Location
40:Graemsay
3790:Bressay
3639:Lismore
3634:Hyskeir
3629:Haskeir
3535:Rubh Re
3378:of the
3194:Geology
3142:Sheltie
3137:Scottie
2798:Culture
2707:Lerwick
2685:Economy
2603:General
2548:(Monro)
2411:Columba
2392:History
1977:History
1967:Geology
1928:Rendall
1793:Westray
1723:Gairsay
1713:Egilsay
1490:58°56′N
1376:22 July
880:OS grid
572:OS grid
496:herring
475:History
438:Moaness
408:granite
402:of the
393:crofted
231:Country
53:Grímsey
32:Grimsay
3709:Orkney
3674:Ruvaal
3654:Ornsay
3644:Monach
3565:Stroma
3525:Pladda
3455:Davaar
3305:Staffa
3172:Westie
2935:Runrig
2849:Orkney
2771:Flotta
2144:Orkney
1960:Topics
1938:St Ola
1923:Orphir
1913:Harray
1893:Birsay
1829:Switha
1768:Sanday
1763:Rousay
1718:Flotta
1703:Burray
1668:Orkney
1626:Switha
1579:Flotta
1493:3°17′W
1432:25 May
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1000:Height
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867:Orkney
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692:Height
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559:Orkney
469:curlew
423:roosts
412:schist
361:parish
224:Orkney
3815:Foula
3545:Sanda
3470:Fidra
3079:Flora
3043:Fauna
2695:Towns
2653:Islay
2648:Gigha
2643:Arran
2416:Hinba
2202:Other
2037:Sport
1908:Firth
1863:Towns
1834:Swona
1276:(PDF)
1269:(PDF)
1072:Range
1052:Light
932:Tower
839:
794:Range
774:Light
707:Shape
624:Tower
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425:. An
3594:The
3300:Skye
3290:Mull
2658:Skye
2186:list
2174:list
2149:list
2137:list
1918:Holm
1903:Evie
1798:Wyre
1708:Eday
1574:Fara
1569:Cava
1434:2016
1378:2007
1312:ISBN
1284:2020
467:and
379:and
189:Area
48:name
1738:Hoy
1594:Hoy
442:Hoy
440:on
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