Sanday, Orkney

Sanday is one of the inhabited islands in the Orkney Islands group off the northern coast of Scotland.

Related Topics:
Orkney Islands - Scotland

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Sanday, so called because of its sandy beaches ("sand island") is thought to have been mostly underwater at some periods of prehistory and is thought at one time to have consisted of several smaller islands which joined together when the sea level decreased. The island has large sand dunes where seals and otters can be found. Inland it is fertile and agricultural.

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Beach - Prehistory - Sand dune - Seal - Otter - Agricultural

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The main centres of population on Sanday are Lady Village and Kettletoft. Sanday can be reached by ro-ro-ferry ferries or plane from Kirkwall on the Orkney Mainland. Cultural activities revolve around the school.

Related Topics:
Kettletoft - Ferries - Kirkwall - Orkney Mainland

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Attractions on the island include the Quoyness chambered cairn, dating from the 3rd millennium BC.

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Quoyness - Chambered cairn - 3rd millennium BC

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Sanday's most famous inhabitant currently is Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, composer and the Master of the Queen's Music.

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