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Sanday, one of the largest of the North Isles of Orkney, comprising the 2 pars, of Lady, and Cross and Burness, pop. 2082; P.O., T.O.; is very irregular in form and very flat, and has a light sandy soil.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "one of the largest of the North Isles of Orkney" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Orkney County |
| Place: | Sanday |
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