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Hoy, Orkney
Island in the Orkney Islands group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hoy (from Old Norse Háey, meaning "high island")[8] is an island in Orkney, Scotland, measuring 143 square kilometres (55 sq mi) – the second largest in the archipelago, after Mainland. A natural causeway, the Ayre, links the island to the smaller South Walls; the two islands are treated as one entity by the UK census.[3][9] Hoy is also the name of a hamlet in the northwest of the island.[10]
Quick Facts Old Norse name, Meaning of name ...
Old Norse name | Háey |
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Meaning of name | high island |
![]() The Old Man of Hoy, at the western side of the island, seen from the south | |
Location | |
OS grid reference | ND263961 |
Coordinates | 58.83°N 3.3°W / 58.83; -3.3 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Orkney |
Area | 14,318 ha (55.28 sq mi)[1] |
Area rank | 12 [2] |
Highest elevation | Ward Hill, 481 m (1,578 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Orkney Islands |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 419[3][Note 1] |
Population rank | 23 [2] |
Population density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)[1][3] |
Largest settlement | Lyness |
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References | [1][4][5] [6][7] |
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