Gairsay (Old Norse: Gáreksey) is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, located in the parish of Rendall, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) off the coast, astride one of...
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have been peat extraction and limestone quarrying. Rousay, Egilsay and Gairsay lie north of the west Mainland across the Eynhallow Sound. Rousay is well...
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the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay. It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson (Sveinn), who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of...
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Eilean Colm Cille Hoy North Ronaldsay South Ronaldsay Sanday Westray Rousay Gairsay Eday Auskerry Stronsay Shapinsay Burray Copinsay Foula Whalsay Yell Unst...
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Scotland. Funafuti (Land area only) 2.4 Most populous atoll of Tuvalu. Gairsay 2.4 Island part of Orkney, part of Scotland. Petite Martinique 2.37 Island...
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HMS Quorn was sunk by a human torpedo along with one minesweeper, HMS Gairsay, and one landing craft by the German motor boats; at a cost of 41 Neger...
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Gaelic eaglais – church island Flotta Flottøy Norse flat, grassy isle Gairsay Gáreksøy Norse Gárekr's isle Graemsay Grims-øy Norse Grim's island Holm...
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(Fùideigh) Uists and Barra 232 0 89 Fuiay (Fùidheigh) Uists and Barra 84 0 107 Gairsay Orkney 240 3 102 Garbh Eileach Garvellachs 142 0 110 Garbh Eilean Shiant...
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Holm, Red Holm, Rusk Holm. Egilsay: Kili Holm. Eynhallow: Sheep Skerry. Gairsay: Holm of Boray, Holm of Rendall, Little Seal Skerry, Skertours, Taing Skerry...
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Georgia, an island in South Georgia Grass Holm, Orkney, an island off Gairsay in Scotland Grassholme, a village in County Durham, England This disambiguation...
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