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Egilsay

Gaelic name		 ?Eaglais (see meaning)

Norse name		 Egilsey[1]
Meaning of name Disputed - either Norse "Egil's island" or Norse "ey" + Celtic "eaglais" - "Church island"

Egilsay from Rousay with St Magnus Church on the skyline
Egilsay from Rousay with St Magnus Church on the skyline
Location


Egilsay is located in Orkney Islands

Egilsay

Egilsay



Egilsay shown within Orkney

OS grid reference HY470301
Coordinates 59°09′00″N 2°54′58″W / 59.15°N 2.916°W / 59.15; -2.916
Physical geography
Island group Orkney Islands
Area 650 hectares (2.5 sq mi)
Area rank 67 [2]
Highest elevation 35 metres (115 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Orkney
Demographics
Population 26[3]
Population rank 62 [2]
Population density 4 people/km2[3][4]
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References [4]

Egilsay is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, the Island of Egilsay is lying east of Rousay. The island is largely farmland and St Magnus Church, dedicated or re-dedicated to Saint Magnus, who was killed on the island in 1117 by an axe blow to the head. For hundreds of years the story of St. Magnus, part of the Orkneyinga saga, was considered just a legend until a skull with a large crack in it, such as it had been stricken by an axe, was found in the walls of St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall.




Contents






  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 Present day


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Etymology


Unusually for the Northern Isles, it has been suggested that Egilsay may have a partly Gaelic name.[1][4] While at first sight, it appears to be Egil's island, "Egil" being a Norse personal name, the Gaelic eaglais (Celtic "eccles") meaning church, may be part of the root, as the island is dominated by a church of pre-Norse foundation. The island of Kili Holm just to the north, may represent cille, a monastic cell.



Present day


The island's population was 26 as recorded by the 2011 census[3] a drop of almost a third since 2001 when there were 37 usual residents.[5] During the same period, Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4% to 103,702.[6]


Orkney Ferries sail from the island to Tingwall on the Orkney Mainland via Wyre and Rousay.



See also


  • Sir Alexander Douglas of Eagleshay


References





  1. ^ ab Anderson, Joseph (ed.) (1873) The Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. Edmonston and Douglas. The Internet Archive. Retrieved 26 August 2013.


  2. ^ ab Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.


  3. ^ abc National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.



  4. ^ abc Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.


  5. ^ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 26 February 2012.



  6. ^ "Scotland's 2011 census: Island living on the rise". BBC News. Retrieved 18 August 2013.




External links






  • Information on the island of Egilsay




Coordinates: 59°09′N 2°55′W / 59.150°N 2.917°W / 59.150; -2.917







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