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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Eynhallow like this:
Enhallow, an island of Rousay parish, Orkney, in the sound between the SW side of Rousay island and the Evie district of Pomona. It measures about a mile in circumference, has good soil, and is overlooked by the headlands and hills of Rousay and Pomona. The strait between it and Rousay is beset by a reef of rocks, covered at high water, and very dangerous to unwary mariners. ...
That between it and Pomona bears the name of Enhallow Sound; offers but little width of fair way to vessels; is swept by a rapid tide; and ought never to be attempted except in moderate weather, and with a fair wind.
Eynhallow is now part of ORKNEY ISLANDS Council. Click here for graphs and data of how ORKNEY ISLANDS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eynhallow itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Alrewas, in Lichfield and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21963
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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