A very small island located among the North Isles of Orkney, Eday is only 8 miles wide and 3 miles long and is home to only 120 people. The island connects to the mainland by a ferry service that runs twice a day to Kirkwall. The ferry ride itself is only a little over an hour. The mainstay of the economy in Eday is cattle farming, but there is also a salmon farm and several craft businesses. Orkney chairs, made in the traditional design of 1, 2 and 3 seated chairs are manufactured here in Eday. The Stone o’Setter is a popular tourist attraction and provides evidence of the existence of prehistoric man on this island. It towers over many cairns in the area and is the tallest megalith in Orkney. It is believed that the area around the stone was of religious significance to the early people who built it. Even with the erosion of the centuries, this stone still stands over 15 feet high and is 7 feet wide at the bottom.
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