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Egilsay

Egilsay is one of the Orkney Islands in , lying east of . The anglicized name of Eagleshay was used in past centuries. The island is largely farmland and is known for , dedicated or re-dedicated to Saint Magnus, who was killed on the island in 1117 by an axe blow to the head.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Magnus Church and Holm of Scockness.

Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruined medieval round-tower church located on the island of Egilsay, in , . The site is recognized as the place of execution of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, in the 12th century.

Islet
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a small island in the Orkney Islands, between and Egilsay. It is currently used for grazing. Its name is Norse in origin and means "little island of the crooked headland".

Islet
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is a tidal island in the Orkney Islands, linked to Egilsay. Unusually, like its neighbour Egilsay, it may have a partly Gaelic etymology, in this case from cille meaning a monk's cell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Backaland and Tingwall.

Hamlet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the island of in , Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Eday, and it is located to the south west of the island. is situated at the southern end of the B9063. is situated 6 miles east of Egilsay.

Village
is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of 's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. is situated 6 miles southwest of Egilsay.

Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a farm in the northeast of , in the islands of , Scotland. is situated 6 miles southeast of Egilsay.

Egilsay

Latitude
59.14753° or 59° 8′ 51″ north
Longitude
-2.92657° or 2° 55′ 36″ west
Population
26
Elevation
112 feet (34 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB EGI
Open location code
9CFV43XF+29
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4569184
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2650187
Wiki­data ID
Q1297992
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Egilsay” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Egilsay”
  • Catalan: “Egilsay”
  • Cebuano: “Egilsay”
  • Chinese: “埃吉爾賽島”
  • Dutch: “Egilsay”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اجيلساى”
  • French: “Egilsay”
  • German: “Egilsay”
  • Greek: “Έιγκλσι”
  • Italian: “Egilsay”
  • Japanese: “エギルセイ島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Egilsay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Egilsay”
  • Norwegian: “Egilsay”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Egilseg”
  • Russian: “Эгилсей”
  • Scots: “Egilsay”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Egilsay”
  • Spanish: “Egilsay”
  • Swedish: “Egilsay, Orkneyöarna”
  • Swedish: “Egilsay”
  • Ukrainian: “Еґільсей”
  • Welsh: “Egilsay”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Egilsay”. Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.