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Gairsay

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Gairsay shown within Orkney IslandsEnlarge

Gairsay shown within Orkney Islands

Gairsay is an island in Orkney, Scotland. Its main settlement was Langaskaill, originally the location of a drinking hall built by Sweyn Asliefsson and then of a mansion built by William Craigie in the seventeenth century.

The island is currently inhabited by one family, who issue their own postage stamps.