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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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The Hoy Low Light (Graemsay Island Range Front) is 12 metres (39 ft) high and is distinguished by a white
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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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714:white (tower), black (lantern), ochre (trim)
2012:Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)
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2542:A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
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2268:Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site
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1186:List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses
1111:every 8 seconds depending on the directions.
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2550:A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
2534:Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
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332:) is an island in the western approaches to
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1416:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1396:Lighthouses Explorer. Retrieved 25 May 2016
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19:For other places with the same name, see
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63:An aerial view of Graemsay, from above
425:, links the island with Stromness and
16:Island in western Orkney, Scotland, UK
2558:The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
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1222:Area and population ranks: there are
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858:, Hoy and Graemsay, United Kingdom
550:, Hoy and Graemsay, United Kingdom
2048:Orkney representative football team
2038:Orkney Amateur Football Association
197:West Hill 62 m (203 ft)
2428:Rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles
1434:Book about the History of Graemsay
181:409 ha (1.58 sq mi)
14:
2017:Orcadian Women's Suffrage Society
1408:"Lighthouses of Scotland: Orkney"
406:Graemsay is surrounded by strong
376:, separated from the Mainland by
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2737:Highlands and Islands Enterprise
2456:Treaty of Ardtornish-Westminster
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1231:93 permanently inhabited islands
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1181:List of lighthouses in Scotland
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1293:Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004).
1204:Anderson, Joseph (ed.) (1873)
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3908:Islands of the Orkney Islands
1339:Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003)
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771:35 m (115 ft)
684:33 m (108 ft)
418:service, usually operated by
1349:. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
1251:National Records of Scotland
1049:17 m (56 ft)
992:12 m (39 ft)
403:, a great rarity in Orkney.
101:Graemsay shown within Orkney
2742:Scottish Islands Federation
2312:Zenith of Iron Age Shetland
2294:Standing Stones of Stenness
1176:List of islands of Scotland
348:. Graemsay lies within the
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3887:Thousla Rock (minor light)
502:in Stromness on the ferry
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1329:(Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
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2975:Shetland Islands Council
2935:West Highland Free Press
1412:The Lighthouse Directory
1299:. Edinburgh: Canongate.
387:The island's geology is
3315:Highland Boundary Fault
3228:Yesnaby Sandstone Group
2898:Free Church of Scotland
2865:Orkney Heritage Society
1342:Ainmean-àite/Placenames
1140:Scottish islands portal
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3872:Langness (minor light)
2980:Orkney Islands Council
2819:Shetland Amenity Trust
2615:Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
2479:Buckquoy spindle-whorl
1997:Orkney Islands Council
1666:List of Orkney islands
905:58.940379°N 3.309999°W
364:Graemsay lies between
3249:Great Estuarine Group
3121:North Ronaldsay sheep
2814:Peerie Willie Johnson
2599:Scottish island names
2493:18th and 19th Century
2443:Lordship of the Isles
2423:Scandinavian Scotland
1440:the orcadian bookshop
1267:(Report). SG/2013/126
483:for the 19th-century
360:Geography and geology
344:. The island has two
3308:Islands of the Clyde
3094:Domesticated animals
3054:St Kilda field mouse
2850:Peter Maxwell Davies
2415:Kingdom of the Isles
2304:Prehistoric Shetland
2203:Islands of the Forth
2198:Islands of the Clyde
1296:The Scottish Islands
910:58.940379; -3.309999
597:58.93567°N 3.27319°W
518:Hoy Sound High Light
3474:Holy Island (Outer)
3264:Lorne plateau lavas
3111:Hebridean Blackface
2903:Iain Crichton Smith
2845:George Mackay Brown
2732:Crofters Commission
2433:Bishop of the Isles
2090:Islands of Scotland
1487: /
1347:Pàrlamaid na h-Alba
1233:were listed in the
1207:The Orkneyinga Saga
1122:from the Atlantic.
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826:Hoy Sound Low Light
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475:The island has two
410:, known locally as
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3829:Point of Fethaland
3380:(except principal
3085:Shetland Mouse-ear
2870:St Magnus Festival
2260:Prehistoric Orkney
2208:Freshwater Islands
1843:South East islands
1838:South West islands
1833:North East islands
1828:North West islands
1722:Holm of Grimbister
1360:"Graemsay website"
1253:(15 August 2013).
1168:Engineering portal
602:58.93567; -3.27319
272:Largest settlement
264:Population density
163:Physical geography
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111:OS grid reference
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3862:Chicken Rock
3844:Minor lights
3824:Out Skerries
3761:Minor lights
3716:Cantick Head
3688:Minor lights
3678:Tiumpan Head
3574:Minor lights
3539:Scurdie Ness
3529:St Abbs Head
3519:Rattray Head
3439:Crammag Head
3424:Corran Point
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567:HY2680906078
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242:Demographics
208:Council area
168:Island group
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3854:Isle of Man
3839:Ve Skerries
3814:Little Holm
3751:Start Point
3638:Neist Point
3608:Eilean Glas
3603:Dubh Artach
3564:Tarbat Ness
3559:Sule Skerry
3484:Isle of May
3469:Girdle Ness
3454:Dunnet Head
3409:Buchan Ness
3389:Ailsa Craig
3365:Lighthouses
3299:Torridonian
3044:Orkney vole
2824:Up Helly Aa
2043:Orkney F.C.
1772:South Walls
1610:South Walls
1605:Rysa Little
1600:Nevi Skerry
1535:South West
1494: /
1235:2011 census
962:stone
941:Designed by
926:Constructed
908: /
883:Coordinates
633:Designed by
618:Constructed
600: /
575:Coordinates
510:Lighthouses
504:MV Graemsay
477:lighthouses
408:tidal races
346:lighthouses
150: /
125:Coordinates
3799:Firths Voe
3673:Skerryvore
3593:Barra Head
3544:Stoer Head
3504:North Rona
3414:Cape Wrath
3218:Eday Group
3156:Soay sheep
2765:Sullom Voe
2519:Literature
2500:Clearances
2289:Skara Brae
2249:Prehistory
2218:Sea Stacks
1976:Witchcraft
1971:Scapa Flow
1961:Prehistory
1922:St Andrews
1732:Inner Holm
1595:Inner Holm
1227: 300
1192:References
977:1973
929:1851
893:58°56′25″N
822:Lighthouse
669:1978
621:1851
585:58°56′08″N
514:Lighthouse
496:Scapa Flow
487:industry.
334:Scapa Flow
289:References
259:60
248:Population
189:76
135:58°55′59″N
3809:Hoo Stack
3741:Noup Head
3668:Scarinish
3569:Turnberry
3509:Noss Head
3479:Inchkeith
3464:Fife Ness
3429:Corsewall
3404:Bell Rock
3399:Bass Rock
2711:Stromness
2706:Stornoway
2582:Etymology
2561:(Boswell)
2553:(Johnson)
2461:Finlaggan
2392:Dál Riata
2102:Geography
1941:Stromness
1866:Stromness
1813:Lamb Holm
1803:Eynhallow
1762:Shapinsay
1271:14 August
1120:Hoy Sound
974:Automated
896:3°18′36″W
666:Automated
588:3°16′23″W
370:Stromness
354:Stromness
336:, in the
186:Area rank
138:3°17′00″W
35:Old Norse
3902:Category
3784:Eshaness
3771:Shetland
3756:Tor Ness
3721:Copinsay
3706:Auskerry
3683:Ushenish
3585:Hebrides
3419:Chanonry
3377:Scotland
3237:Hebrides
3193:Shetland
3022:Wildlife
2958:Politics
2829:Vagaland
2804:Aly Bain
2797:Shetland
2720:Agencies
2701:Rothesay
2691:Kirkwall
2652:St Kilda
2625:Specific
2609:Hebrides
2545:(Martin)
2484:Udal law
2323:Jarlshof
2274:Maeshowe
2182:St Kilda
2150:Hebrides
2121:Shetland
1985:Politics
1937:Stenness
1932:Sandwick
1887:Deerness
1860:Kirkwall
1777:Stronsay
1717:Graemsay
1687:Auskerry
1681:Mainland
1573:Graemsay
1345:. (pdf)
1126:See also
1022:Heritage
1004:Operator
852:Graemsay
848:Location
744:Heritage
726:Operator
711:Markings
544:Graemsay
540:Location
454:redshank
440:Wildlife
422:Graemsay
420:MV
393:Devonian
342:Scotland
298:Graemsay
275:Sandside
225:Scotland
117:HY255055
95:Graemsay
71:Location
29:Graemsay
3779:Bressay
3628:Lismore
3623:Hyskeir
3618:Haskeir
3524:Rubh Re
3367:of the
3183:Geology
3131:Sheltie
3126:Scottie
2787:Culture
2696:Lerwick
2674:Economy
2592:General
2537:(Monro)
2400:Columba
2381:History
1966:History
1956:Geology
1917:Rendall
1782:Westray
1712:Gairsay
1702:Egilsay
1479:58°56′N
1365:22 July
869:OS grid
561:OS grid
485:herring
464:History
427:Moaness
397:granite
391:of the
382:crofted
220:Country
42:Grímsey
21:Grimsay
3698:Orkney
3663:Ruvaal
3643:Ornsay
3633:Monach
3554:Stroma
3514:Pladda
3444:Davaar
3294:Staffa
3161:Westie
2924:Runrig
2838:Orkney
2760:Flotta
2133:Orkney
1949:Topics
1927:St Ola
1912:Orphir
1902:Harray
1882:Birsay
1818:Switha
1757:Sanday
1752:Rousay
1707:Flotta
1692:Burray
1657:Orkney
1615:Switha
1568:Flotta
1482:3°17′W
1421:25 May
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989:Height
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681:Height
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548:Orkney
458:curlew
412:roosts
401:schist
350:parish
213:Orkney
3804:Foula
3534:Sanda
3459:Fidra
3068:Flora
3032:Fauna
2684:Towns
2642:Islay
2637:Gigha
2632:Arran
2405:Hinba
2191:Other
2026:Sport
1897:Firth
1852:Towns
1823:Swona
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1258:(PDF)
1061:Range
1041:Light
921:Tower
828:
783:Range
763:Light
696:Shape
613:Tower
520:
414:. An
3583:The
3289:Skye
3279:Mull
2647:Skye
2175:list
2163:list
2138:list
2126:list
1907:Holm
1892:Evie
1787:Wyre
1697:Eday
1563:Fara
1558:Cava
1423:2016
1367:2007
1301:ISBN
1273:2020
456:and
368:and
178:Area
37:name
1727:Hoy
1583:Hoy
431:Hoy
429:on
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