Egilsay
Orkney Islands | |
|---|---|
| Area | 650 hectares (1,600 acres) |
| Area rank | 67 [2] |
| Highest elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Orkney |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 26[3] |
| Population rank | 62 [2] |
| Population density | 4/km2 |
| Largest settlement | Skaill |
 | |
| References | [4] www.aroundrousay.co.uk/egilsay.shtml |
Egilsay (St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall.
Etymology
Unusually for the Northern Isles, it has been suggested that Egilsay may have a partly Gaelic name.[1][4] While at first sight, it appears to be Egil's island, "Egil" being a Norse personal name, the Gaelic eaglais (Celtic "eccles") meaning church, may be part of the root, as the island is dominated by a church of pre-Norse foundation. The island of Kili Holm just to the north, may represent cille, a monastic cell.
Present day
The island's population was 26 as recorded by the
Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4% to 103,702.[7]
Orkney Mainland via Wyre
and Rousay.
See also
- Sir Alexander Douglas of Eagleshay
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 2011 census.
- ^ "National Records of Scotland: Statistical Bulletin" (PDF). 15 August 2013. p. 12. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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