Papa Stronsay is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying north east of Stronsay. It is 74 hectares in size, and 13 metres (43 ft) above sea level at its highest point. After being largely abandoned, the island was bought at the end of the 20th century by traditionalist Catholic monks of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, who operate a monastery and farm there.
Papa Stronsay from the air. The Golgotha Monastery can be seen at the top right.
The Light on Papa Stronsay.
This small island in Papa Sound is attached to Papa Stronsay at low tide. Part of Golgotha Monastery can be seen in the background.
Stronsay is an island in Orkney, Scotland. It is known as Orkney's 'Island of Bays', owing to an irregular shape with miles of coastline, with three large bays separated by two isthmuses: St Catherine's Bay to the west, the Bay of Holland to the south and Mill Bay to the east. Stronsay is 3,275 hectares in area, and 44 metres in altitude at its highest point. It has a usually resident population of 349. The main village is Whitehall, home to a heritage centre.
An aerial view of Whitehall, with Grice Ness at the end of Stronsay's north-eastern peninsula
Vat of Kirbister, on the east coast of Stronsay
