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
• A Victorian Tourist On Papa Westray - Account of a visit to Papay, published in 1868
• 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
• Papa Westray - History Notes - References to Papay in historical texts

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
• Westray and Papa Westray Tourist Association

Papay businesses

• Papay Community Coop - a well-stocked shop owned and run by the local community
• Daybreak - Craft Shop and Post Office
• Holm View - Self-catering cottage
• Ivanov - Artist
• Ivanov Versteeg Architecture - An architectural practice, with offices in London and Papa Westray, working on various types and scales of projects within the architectural, landscape and interior design field.
• Land Art - Papa Westray - An artist run, not for profit project for exploration and regeneration of the island through program of exhibitions, concerts, art commissions and artist’s residences.
• Peatwell - Self-catering cottage
• Recycled By Design - An independent retailer and creator of unique, one-off designs, in recycled, felted, woollen knitwear.
• School Place - B&B and full board
• Tsz Man Chan - Artist

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