Switha
| Switha | |
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| Grid reference: | ND365905 |
| Area: | 101 acres |
| Highest point: | 92 feet |
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| Population: | 0 |
Switha is a small island in Orkney, lying south of Flotta, used for grazing sheep. There is no written record of the island's ever being inhabited, but Neolithic standing stones and a cairn show that it was at least visited in prehistoric times.
Switha has many storm-petrel burrows and is the winter home to a large colony of barnacle geese.
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| Islands of Orkney |
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