Eynhallow, the Glossary
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]
Table of Contents
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.
- Bird sanctuaries
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Orkney
- 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.
See Eynhallow and Animal sanctuary
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.
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.
See Eynhallow and Broch of Gurness
Chronica Gentis Scotorum
The Chronica Gentis Scotorum or Chronicles of the Scottish People was the first substantial work of Scottish history.
See Eynhallow and Chronica Gentis Scotorum
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.
See Eynhallow and Croft (land)
Evie, Orkney
Evie (pronounced) is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.
See Eynhallow and Evie, Orkney
Eynhallow Church
Eynhallow Church is a ruined medieval church located on the uninhabited island of Eynhallow in Orkney, Scotland.
See Eynhallow and Eynhallow Church
Eynhallow Sound
Eynhallow Sound is a seaway lying between Mainland Orkney and the island of Rousay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
See Eynhallow and Eynhallow Sound
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.
Gazetteer for Scotland
The Gazetteer for Scotland is a gazetteer covering the geography, history and people of Scotland.
See Eynhallow and Gazetteer for Scotland
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.
See Eynhallow and Highland Clearances
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.
See Eynhallow and Historic Environment Scotland
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.
See Eynhallow and Historic Scotland
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.
John of Fordun
John of Fordun (before 1360 – c. 1384) was a Scottish chronicler.
See Eynhallow and John of Fordun
Mainland, Orkney
The Mainland, also known as Hrossey and Pomona, is the main island of Orkney, Scotland.
See Eynhallow and Mainland, Orkney
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.
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).
Orkney
Orkney (Orkney; Orkneyjar; Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands (archaically "The Orkneys"), is an archipelago off the north coast of Scotland.
Orkney Heritage Society
The Orkney Heritage Society in Orkney, Scotland, is a nonprofit organisation founded in 1968.
See Eynhallow and Orkney Heritage Society
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.
Shapeshifting
In mythology, folklore, and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means.
See Eynhallow and Shapeshifting
Skerry
A skerry is a small rocky island, or islet, usually too small for human habitation.
See also
Bird sanctuaries
- Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park
- Ang Trapeang Thma
- Bird reserve
- Burhou
- Bushy Park (New Zealand)
- Clarkesdale Bird Sanctuary
- Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
- El Rabanal
- Eynhallow
- Hoburg Shoal
- Hotokenuma
- Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre
- Lake Ormož
- Leka Beach
- List of reserves for waterbirds and migratory birds in Switzerland
- Los Flamencos Sanctuary
- Madum Lake
- Nata Bird Sanctuary
- Pakistan Crane Center, Lakki Marwat
- Pook's Hill
- Prek Toal
- Sabkhat al-Jabbul
- Takutea
- Vulture restaurant
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Orkney
- Auskerry
- Bay of Skaill
- Calf of Eday
- Copinsay
- Eynhallow
- Faray
- Holm of Faray
- Hoy, Orkney
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Orkney
- Loch of Harray
- Loch of Stenness
- Rousay
- Sule Skerry
- Sule Stack
- Switha
- Swona
- Waulkmill Bay
Uninhabited islands of Orkney
- Barrel of Butter
- Brough of Birsay
- Calf of Eday
- Calf of Flotta
- Cava, Orkney
- Copinsay
- Damsay
- Eynhallow
- Fara, Orkney
- Faray
- Glimps Holm
- Helliar Holm
- Holm of Faray
- Holm of Houton
- Holm of Huip
- Holm of Papa
- Holm of Scockness
- Horse of Copinsay
- Hunda
- Lamb Holm
- Linga Holm
- Muckle Green Holm
- Muckle Skerry
- Nevi Skerry
- Papa Stronsay
- Pentland Skerries
- Rusk Holm
- Rysa Little
- Sule Skerry
- Sule Stack
- Sweyn Holm
- Switha
- Swona
- Thieves Holm