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Papay west side - photograph by Douglas Hourston

Links to Papa Westray-related articles and websites

Articles and features

Papay Development Plan - The Papay Development Trust's plan for the future

Books about Papa Westray - Available from online bookstores

North Hill and Noup are alive with birds - Birdlife on Papa Westray and Westray

Sea brakken by Rock brakken by Loch - December-January wildlife in Papay

Birds on Papa Westray - 25th September - 2nd October 2004

Papay Shells - List of shells found on Papay by Christine Street (pdf file, requires Acrobat Reader)

Life Story of the Lebanon - A sailing ship that once supplied Papa Westray

A Jar of Seed-corn - Review of Jocelyn Rendall's history of Holland farm

Papa Westray Community School - a real education!

The Papar Project - Discussion material on the origins of the name Papa or Papay with extensive archaeological reference material on Papa Westray and other 'Papa' locations in Orkney and elsewhere.

Knap of Howar - more details about this ancient site

Dainty dishes on a tiny isle - Anna Ritchie recalls the pottery that dated the oldest standing building in western Europe

Gray Family Genealogy - Grays in the North Isles of Orkney

Papa Westray - Papay Community Council Minutes

Census 1841 - First census of Papa Westray

Census 1851 - Second, more detailed census

George Petrie and the 'brochs' of Papa Westray - 1994 article by Christopher Lowe (pdf file)

Oh! my Love's in Germany - Account of a song thought to have been written by Colonel Thomas Traill of Holland, Papa Westray

Will Self: PsychoGeography - The ghosts of the Orkneys - Article by Will Self about a visit to Papay in 2006


Land and Property on Papa Westray

Lows Orkney Property Department


Getting to Papa Westray

Orkney Ferries - Twice-weekly direct ferries plus information on connections to Westray.

Loganair - Flights to and from Papa Westray, including the shortest flight in the world.

Video - Of the shortest flight on YouTube

Orkney Timetables - A full set of timetables for air, sea and bus to, from and within Orkney (not necessarily up-to-date!)

Westray and Papa Westray Tourist Association


Papay businesses

Daybreak - Craft Shop and Post Office

Holm View - Self-catering cottage

Island Felt - Unique designs in recycled, felted, wool. Hats, bags, interior textiles & clothing. Also, "The Hillyans" of North Hill - peedie folk of needle felted wool.

LAND ART (papa westray)

- Art project in development, which is including exhibitions program, concerts, commissions and artist’s residencies exploring, documenting and regenerating landscape of the island.

Peatwell - Self-catering cottage

School Place - B&B and full board


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