Hoy, Orkney
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Hoy is an island in Orkney, Scotland, measuring 143 square kilometres (55 sq mi) – the second largest in the archipelago, after Mainland. A natural causeway, the Ayre, links the island to the smaller South Walls; the two islands are treated as one entity by the UK census.
The Old Man of Hoy, at the western side of the island, seen from the south
The Dwarfie Stane
Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery
Cliffs on the Atlantic coast of Hoy, south of Rackwick
Mainland, Orkney
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The Mainland, also known as Hrossey and Pomona, is the main island of Orkney, Scotland. Both of Orkney's burghs, Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island, which is also the heart of Orkney's ferry and air connections.
Stromness is the second largest settlement on Mainland, and Orkney in general.
St Magnus Cathedral, built from the Old Red Sandstone prevalent on the island
Skara Brae
Mainland, as "Pomona" from the not wholly accurate Carta Marina of 1539.