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Eday, island (7½ miles by 2½ miles), Stronsay and Eday par., Orkney, pop. 730; P.O.; has sheep-farming; sandstone of excellent quality is quarried and exported; Fersness Bay and Calf Sound are good natural harbs.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Orkney County |
| Place: | Eday |
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