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Damsay
Damsay — island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Damsay is a island in the United Kingdom. Part of Orkney Islands. Wikidata describes it as: "island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 59.0086°, -3.0631°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares (0.07 sq mi) in extent and rises to only 11 metres (36 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown. Nearby is the smaller islet of Holm of Grimbister.
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Background
History
It is now uninhabited, but at one time a Norse hall stood there, and it was the scene of the killing of Earl Erlend Haraldsson by Earls Rögnvald Kali Kolsson and Harald Maddadsson in 1154. Erlend celebrated after returning to the islet for Christmas and retired to his ship the worse for drink on the night of 21 December. Despite being warned of an attack by Sweyn Asleifsson and the presence of a full moon his men were taken by surprise by the attack by his co-rulers and Erlend was killed. Later a small nunnery was built on the islet leading to a legend that no frogs or toads (or possibly rats and mice) could live there. Jo Ben's 1529 Descriptions of Orkney says of Damsay: <blockquote> Here…
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- Coordinates
- 59.0086, -3.0631
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW15 1TX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q1158919 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Damsay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Damsay.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Damsay?
- Damsay is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW15 1TX).
- Is Damsay free to visit?
- Yes, Damsay is free to enter.
- How do I get to Damsay?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW15 1TX. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.