| Scots name | Papa Westree[1] |
|---|---|
| Old Norse name | Papey (hin) Meiri |
| Meaning of name | Old Norse for "big island of the papar" |
 Low cliffs on the east coast | |
| Location | |
  Papa Westray Papa Westray shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY488518 |
| Coordinates | 59°22′N 2°54′W / 59.36°N 2.9°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Area | 918 hectares (3.5 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 53 [2] |
| Highest elevation | North Hill 49 metres (161 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 90 |
| Population rank | 45[3] [2] |
| Population density | 9.8 people/km2[3][4] |
| Largest settlement | Backaskaill |
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| References | [4][5] [6][7] |
Papa Westray (/pæpə ˈwɛstriː/) (Scots: Papa Westree), also known as Papay, is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, United Kingdom. The fertile soil[8] has long been a draw to the island.
Attractions on the island include Holland House with an associated folk museum and the Knap of Howar Neolithic farmstead run by Historic Scotland.
It is the ninth largest of the Orkney Islands with an area of 918 hectares (2,270 acres). The island's population was 90 as recorded by the 2011 census,[3] an increase of over 35% since 2001 when there were only 65 usual residents.[9] During the same period, Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4% to 103,702.[10]
- ^ "Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer" (PDF).
- ^ a b Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ a b c National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 397-400
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 5 Orkney (Northern Isles) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319228111.
- ^ Anderson, Joseph (ed.) (1873) The Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. Edmonston and Douglas. The Internet Archive. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)
- ^ Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London. HarperCollins.
- ^ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Scotland's 2011 census: Island living on the rise". BBC News. Retrieved 18 August 2013.