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2015, a substantial subterranean building dating from the Bronze Age was uncovered; this was very well preserved and is interpreted as a sauna. The excavations won 'Best Rescue Dig' of the year in the prestigious 2014 Current
Archaeology awards. Several of the figurines and other artefacts from the site can be seen at Westray Heritage Centre and the excavation is open seasonally (free of charge). The Heritage Centre also exhibits the 'Westray Stone' - a neolithic carved stone from a chambered tomb which closely resembles the art style of the Boyne Valley in Ireland.
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settlement in use from 500 BC to the 14th century. An underground chamber was discovered in
Langskaill farm in 1965. The investigation appears to indicate the abrupt disappearance of the pre-Norse culture, indicating an invasion by force by the Vikings. The Norse invaders built a large high-status
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farming. Tourism is also important to the island economy. The local cheese, Westray Wife, is an organic unpasteurised cheese available in mild and mature varieties. It marries well with the local range of
Westray chutneys (all Fairtrade) and bakery goods (including oatcakes). Fresh fish, seafood and
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initiatives and plans to make the island self-sufficient in energy by 2012. A 900 kW community-owned wind turbine was erected in
October 2009, the third large-scale such project in Scotland. “When the community realised it was their turbine, not someone else’s, there was no objection,” stated
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In 2010 some local businesses reported a 45% increase in turnover since the discovery of the figurine. Since then, four further figurines have been found, together with a wealth of other artefacts (carved stone ball, decorated grooved ware pottery, numerous carved bone objects and beads etc.). In
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who endowed him with
Westray, when it was episcopal property. The Castle is situated above the Bay of Pierowall, was built in the 1560s. It is notable for an unusually large spiral staircase, "second only to
449:. The site is threatened by the rapid erosion of the overlying sand dunes. Ongoing excavations have revealed over 30 buildings of Neolithic and Bronze Age date, the earliest of which overlaps in use with the
492:(refuse dump). Quoygrew (Scheduled Monument SM13504) has the remains of a longhouse dating from 1100AD, used continuously until the early 20th century. Langskaill appears to have been an
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John & Jemima Groat family grave, Lady Kirk, Pierowall
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lobster is available and is of a very high standard.
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Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney
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707:Alasdair McVicar of Westray Renewable Energy.
508:. The castle was commissioned in the 1560s by
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2769:Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
1690:VisitOrkney page on Westray and Papa Westray
1661:. Republished 1981, Harmondsworth: Penguin.
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1633:. Senscot. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
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1160:. The Scotsman. 16 June 2010
993:National Records of Scotland
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1680:One of Orkney's North Isles
1611:"Westray Development Trust"
1315:"Westray, Tuquoy | Canmore"
902:List of islands of Scotland
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1109:. London. HarperCollins.
775:Western part near Midbea
21:Westray (disambiguation)
3550:Highland Boundary Fault
3463:Yesnaby Sandstone Group
3133:Free Church of Scotland
3100:Orkney Heritage Society
1344:www2.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk
1064:Orkney (Northern Isles)
1040:. Edinburgh. Canongate.
894:Scottish islands portal
787:Lighthouse at Noup Head
678:'s main industries are
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1901:List of Orkney islands
1586:"DTA Scotland members"
1340:"Quoygrew Excavations"
907:List of Orkney islands
811:Cliffs near Langskaill
698:is well known for its
606:BirdLife International
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2834:Scottish island names
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2678:Lordship of the Isles
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1513:"South Westray Coast"
1460:"Stevenson engineers"
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3289:St Kilda field mouse
3085:Peter Maxwell Davies
2650:Kingdom of the Isles
2539:Prehistoric Shetland
2438:Islands of the Forth
2433:Islands of the Clyde
1543:3 March 2016 at the
1089:Orkneyjar ok Katanes
1038:The Scottish Islands
602:Important Bird Areas
554:Noup Head Lighthouse
518:Mary, Queen of Scots
19:For other uses, see
3499:Lorne plateau lavas
3346:Hebridean Blackface
3138:Iain Crichton Smith
3080:George Mackay Brown
2967:Crofters Commission
2668:Bishop of the Isles
2325:Islands of Scotland
1709: /
1619:Findhorn Ecovillage
1408:on 10 November 2017
1265:"Links of Noltland"
1244:Current Archaeology
1182:. Historic Scotland
1137:Current Archaeology
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799:Cliffs at Noup Head
377:, the 15th-century
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2495:Prehistoric Orkney
2443:Freshwater Islands
2078:South East islands
2073:South West islands
2068:North East islands
2063:North West islands
1957:Holm of Grimbister
1825:Papa Westray/Papay
1592:on 1 December 2008
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1491:BirdLife Data Zone
1440:on 6 February 2012
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696:Development Trust
651:at Aikerness for
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