About Hoy

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Hoy (from Norse Háey meaning "high island") is an island in Orkney, Scotland, measuring 143 square kilometres (55 sq mi) — ranked largest in the archipelago after Mainland. A natural causeway, the Ayre, links to much smaller South Walls; the two islands are treated as one entity by the UK census.

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Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Hoy Sound High Lighthouse

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Phare d'Hoy Sound Low

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Hall of Clestrain

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Cantick Head Lighthouse

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Switha

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Standing Stones of Stenness

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Loch of Stenness

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Tormiston Mill

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Ring of Brodgar

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Heart of Neolithic Orkney

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Maeshowe

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Loch of Harray

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Dunnet Head Lighthouse

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Skaill House

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Skara Brae

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Castle of Mey

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St Peter’s Kirk (Sandwick)

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Italian Chapel

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Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall

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Earl's Palace, Kirkwall

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St Magnus Cathedral

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Dunnet Church

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Duncansby Head

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Kirbuster Farm Museum

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Balfour Castle

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River Thurso

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St Magnus Church (Birsay)

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Earl's Palace, Birsay

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Aldourie Castle

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Freswick Castle

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