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Graemsay, island (1½ mile by 1 mile), Hoy and Graemsay par., Orkney, in Hoy Sound, 1 mile S. of Stromness, pop. 236; P.O.; on NE. point is Hoy Sound (High) Lighthouse, 108 ft. high, with fixed light 115 ft. above high water and seen 16 miles; on NW. point is Hoy Sound (Low) Lighthouse, 38 ft. high, with fixed light 55 ft. above high water and seen 12 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Hoy and Graemsay Parish Orkney County |
| Place: | Graemsay |
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