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Eynhallow, the Glossary

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Eynhallow is a small, presently uninhabited island in Eynhallow Sound, between Rousay and the Mainland of Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland.[1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 23 relations: Animal sanctuary, Atlas Maior, Broch of Gurness, Chronica Gentis Scotorum, Croft (land), Evie, Orkney, Eynhallow Church, Eynhallow Sound, Finfolk, Gazetteer for Scotland, Highland Clearances, Historic Environment Scotland, Historic Scotland, Joan Blaeu, John of Fordun, Mainland, Orkney, Merman, Monastery, Orkney, Orkney Heritage Society, Rousay, Shapeshifting, Skerry.

  2. Bird sanctuaries
  3. Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Orkney
  4. Uninhabited islands of Orkney

Animal sanctuary

An animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to live and to be protected for the rest of their lives.

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Atlas Maior

The Atlas Maior is the final version of Joan Blaeu's atlas, published in Amsterdam between 1662 and 1672, in Latin (11 volumes), French (12 volumes), Dutch (9 volumes), German (10 volumes) and Spanish (10 volumes), containing 594 maps and around 3,000 pages of text.

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Broch of Gurness

The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west of Kirkwall.

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Chronica Gentis Scotorum

The Chronica Gentis Scotorum or Chronicles of the Scottish People was the first substantial work of Scottish history.

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Croft (land)

A croft is a traditional Scottish term for a fenced or enclosed area of land, usually small and arable, and usually, but not always, with a crofter's dwelling thereon.

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Evie, Orkney

Evie (pronounced) is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.

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Eynhallow Church

Eynhallow Church is a ruined medieval church located on the uninhabited island of Eynhallow in Orkney, Scotland.

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Eynhallow Sound

Eynhallow Sound is a seaway lying between Mainland Orkney and the island of Rousay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Finfolk

In Orkney folklore, Finfolk (sometimes Finnfolk) are sorcerous shapeshifters of the sea, the dark mysterious race from Finfolkaheem who regularly make an amphibious journey from the depths of the Finfolk ocean home to the Orkney Islands.

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Gazetteer for Scotland

The Gazetteer for Scotland is a gazetteer covering the geography, history and people of Scotland.

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Highland Clearances

The Highland Clearances (Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal, the "eviction of the Gaels") were the evictions of a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, mostly in two phases from 1750 to 1860.

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Historic Environment Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) (Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland's historic environment.

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Historic Scotland

Historic Scotland (Alba Aosmhor) was an executive agency of the Scottish Office and later the Scottish Government from 1991 to 2015, responsible for safeguarding Scotland's built heritage and promoting its understanding and enjoyment.

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Joan Blaeu

Joan Blaeu (23 September 1596 – 21 December 1673; also called Johannes Blaeu) was a Dutch cartographer born in Alkmaar, the son of cartographer Willem Blaeu.

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John of Fordun

John of Fordun (before 1360 – c. 1384) was a Scottish chronicler.

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Mainland, Orkney

The Mainland, also known as Hrossey and Pomona, is the main island of Orkney, Scotland.

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Merman

A merman (mermen; also merlad or merboy in youth), the male counterpart of the mythical female mermaid, is a legendary creature which is human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down, but may assume normal human shape.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Orkney

Orkney (Orkney; Orkneyjar; Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands (archaically "The Orkneys"), is an archipelago off the north coast of Scotland.

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Orkney Heritage Society

The Orkney Heritage Society in Orkney, Scotland, is a nonprofit organisation founded in 1968.

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Rousay

Rousay (Rousee; Hrólfsey meaning Rolf's Island) is a small, hilly island about north of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. Eynhallow and Rousay are Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Orkney.

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Shapeshifting

In mythology, folklore, and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means.

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Skerry

A skerry is a small rocky island, or islet, usually too small for human habitation.

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See also

Bird sanctuaries

Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Orkney

Uninhabited islands of Orkney

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eynhallow