Known as the "Queen of the Northern Isles", the name of Westray comes form the Norse words meaning "West Island". There is a ferry from Kirkwall that lands at Rapness but you can also fly here on the shortest air flight in the world- less than 2 minutes. The island is steeped in history dating back to prehistoric times. Today it is largely a farming community where the cows outnumber the residents by about 5 to 1. When you depart from the ferry at Rapness, it is a 7 mile drive to the main village on the island – Pierowall. On the drive you can’t help but notice the cliffs with their dramatic architecture, especially the inaccessible stack known as the Castle 0’Burrian with an ancient Christian on the top if it. The cliffs are also excellent locations from which to see the puffins and other seabirds that nest here, especially the Fulmar that sit on one egg for 51 days.
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