Scotland

Sanday

Pop. 491

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Typesea island
GroupOrkney
Area49.6917 km²
Population494
Location59.24849, -2.54587

Part of the Scotland islands map and the Orkney collection.

Names

Scottish Gaelic: Sanndaigh; Welsh: Sanday

Geology

Bedrock: Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated) (Conglomerate, Sandstone, Siltstone And Mudstone), Mid Devonian–Mid Devonian. Superficial deposits: Blown Sand (Sand(Undifferentiated)). Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026, licensed under the BGS Open Data Licence (OGL v3.0). Source: BGS DigMapGB-625 Bedrock & Superficial WMS.

Nearby and related islands

Fair Isle
Inchcailloch
Iona
Islay
Isle of Arran
Isle of Bute
Isle of Mull
Isle of Skye

Sources

Wikidata · Q1268170 · CC0

Last reviewed: 2026-08-13.