Eday
Eday
is an
island
in
Orkney
,
Scotland
. The centre of Eday is
moorland
covered with
heather
, and the island's main industries have been
peat
extraction and
limestone
quarrying. Attractions on the island include the
Stone of Setter
standing stone
and the
chambered cairns
of
Vinquoy
,
Braeside
and
Huntersquoy
. Eday is also known for its
seabirds
and for
Carrick house
, built in
1633
, where the
pirate
John Gow
was captured.
Ferries
sail from
Backaland
on Eday to
Kirkwall
on the
Orkney Mainland
, and planes fly there from the island's
airstrip
.
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