Faray

A small uninhabited island of the Orkney Isles, Faray and the Holm of Faray to the north form a ridge of Middle Old Red Sandstone that extends southwards from Weather Ness at the southern tip of the island of Westray. Rising to a height of 32m (105 feet), Faray has an area of 180ha (445 acres). In the early 1930s there were 40 people on the island earning a living from crofting and lobster fishing.

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