Westray is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, with a usual resident population of just under 600 people. Its main village is Pierowall, with a heritage centre, the 15th-century Lady Kirk church and pedestrian ferry service to nearby Papa Westray island. Westray has a number of archeological sites dating from 3500 BC, and remains of several Norse-Viking settlements. The spectacular sea cliffs around Noup Head are home to thousands of seabirds.
A view of the western side of the island, with West and East Kirbest in the foreground and Langskaill beyond
West coast of Westray Looking along the sandstone cliffs to the rock arch at Neven o'Grinni
Site of Viking longhouse, Quoygrew, view facing west
Noup Head Lighthouse, Westray
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. It has a variety of historical remains dating from the Neolithic, the Iron Age, the Middle Ages, and later, including a large pagan Norse cemetery. In 1961 it had a population of 108.
The bay at Pierowall
The Lady Kirk