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'''Faray''' <ref>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</ref> is a small [[island]] in [[Orkney]], [[Scotland]], lying between [[Eday]] and [[Westray]]. The low-lying island was inhabited until the [[1930s]] and is now home to an important [[grey seal]] colony. |
'''Faray''' ([[Old Norse]]: ''Færey'' <ref>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</ref>) is a small [[island]] in [[Orkney]], [[Scotland]], lying between [[Eday]] and [[Westray]]. The low-lying island was inhabited until the [[1930s]] and is now home to an important [[grey seal]] colony. |
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Faray should not be confused with the island of [[Fara, Orkney|Fara]], near Hoy. |
Faray should not be confused with the island of [[Fara, Orkney|Fara]], near Hoy. |
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Faray (Old Norse: Færey [1]) is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying between Eday and Westray. The low-lying island was inhabited until the 1930s and is now home to an important grey seal colony.
Faray should not be confused with the island of Fara, near Hoy.
References
- ^ 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
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