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...

have been peat extraction and limestone quarrying. Rousay, Egilsay and Gairsay lie north of the west Mainland across the Eynhallow Sound. Rousay is well...

Eilean Colm Cille Hoy North Ronaldsay South Ronaldsay Sanday Westray Rousay Gairsay Eday Auskerry Stronsay Shapinsay Burray Copinsay Foula Whalsay Yell Unst...

This List of bays of the Orkney Islands summarises the bays that are located in the islands of Orkney in Scotland. The heading "Nearest Town" shows the...

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...

Holm, Red Holm, Rusk Holm. Egilsay: Kili Holm. Eynhallow: Sheep Skerry. Gairsay: Holm of Boray, Holm of Rendall, Little Seal Skerry, Skertours, Taing Skerry...

Gaelic eaglais – church island Flotta Flottøy Norse flat, grassy isle Gairsay Gáreksøy Norse Gárekr's isle Graemsay Grims-øy Norse Grim's island Holm...

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...

terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Rendall. There is a ferry connection to the islands...

Georgia, an island in South Georgia Grass Holm, Orkney, an island off Gairsay in Scotland Grassholme, a village in County Durham, England This disambiguation...

(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...

the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. The Rendall Doocot is a 17th-century beehive doocot...

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...

Graemsay Eynhallow Sound separating Rousay from Mainland Orkney Gairsay Sound between Gairsay and Wyre Gutter Sound between Rysa Little and Fara Holm Sound...

1949 Fuday Cook, Welton & Gemmell 1 January 1944 24 March 1944 Sold 1946 Gairsay Ardrossan Dockyard Co. 28 May 1942 2 September 1943 War loss 4 Aug 1944...

side. It is separated from Rousay by Wyre Sound. Rousay is to the north, Gairsay to the south, Stronsay to the east, Mainland to the south west, and Shapinsay...

Beira Litoral Islands  Portugal Gaivota Beira Litoral Islands  Portugal Gairsay The North Isles,  Orkney Islands  Scotland Galiano Gulf Islands,  British...

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...

Morton's favour. In November 1573 he was granted lands on the island of Gairsay in Orknay which came to the crown after the suicide of James Sinclair of...

with Brunton on 4 December 1798, when he rescued her from the island of Gairsay in a rowing boat. He was minister at Bolton, near Haddington, East Lothian...

of Cava (the latter a tautology). Some are even "hens", like the Hen of Gairsay. However "horses" are fairly rare. Coincidentally, the old name of Mainland...

to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. 1661–62: Hugh Craigie of Gairsay (died c.1662) 1663, 1669–74: Patrick Blair of Little Blair, sheriff 1665...

the vicinity of Egilsay: Holm of Scockness Kili Holm In the vicinity of Gairsay: Grass Holm, Orkney Sweyn Holm In the vicinity of Orkney Mainland: Holm...

St Ola* North Ronaldsay* Orphir* Papa Westray* Rousay, Egilsay, Wyre & Gairsay* Sanday * Shapinsay* South Ronaldsay and Burray* St Andrews and Deerness*...

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...

on Eday, and a daughter (name unknown), who married William Craigie of Gairsay. As he had no legitimate son, the earldom of Carrick and lordship of Kinclaven...

April 2023. "Marder attacks". www.u-boote.fr. Retrieved 13 April 2023. "Gairsay" (PDF). www.normandie.fr. Retrieved 13 April 2023. "LCG(L) 764". ww2talk...

7 April 1911, the ship ran aground on the west of the Orkney island of Gairsay, but sustained no damage. On 8 August 1911, the destroyer participated...

Oct. 1686 ; Ann ; Margaret (married 27 November 1673, William Craigie of Gairsay). He married secondly 1668 Mary Stewart, heiress of Graemsay, daugh. of...

is the Viking chieftain Sveinn Ásleifarson, who lived on the island of Gairsay, in Orkney. The saga relates how Sveinn's father, Óláfr Hrólfsson, was...