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House
on Fara (c/o Dave Simpson - www.geograph.org.uk)
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-- Where is it ? --
An
island of the Orkney Isles, Fara lies in Scappa Flow between the
islands of Hoy and Flotta.
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-- History --
The
cultivated area was mainly on the north east side of the island
and most of the abandoned houses are in the north. In the 19th
century both Fara and it's neighbour Rysa Little were part of
the Melsetter estate belonging to the Moodie family.
Fara
always had a good reputation for it's rich pastures but, as with
so many other abandoned islands, the people ended up having no
choice but to leave due to the poor communications. Without an
adequate pier more and more of the inhabitants decided to leave
Fara for the larger islands of Orkney. As more people left it
eventually became uneconomical to employ a schoolteacher and as
the population decreased further the pressure on those who remained
increased.
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Fara
(c/o www.movingiton.com/Orkney/index.htm)
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Eventually
the number of islander dropped below the minimum required to carry
out critical tasks such as manning a boat. The decline had set
in and things reached crisis point in the 1960's when the population
had collapsed to less than 10 people and the end was now in sight.
By the start of the 1970's nobody remained on Fara.
Today
the ferry routes almost circumnavigate Fara and it's close neighbour
Flotta continues to prosper. There remains the hope that one day
Fara will be inhabited once again. |
-- Books --
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available to my knowledge with any great content about Fara.
This is not an island which seems to have merited much space
in the history of our country. As ever please contact lonely-isles
if you know of any books you think would be of interest and
we'll add them to the site !! |
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-- DVD's & Videos --
None
available to my knowledge....please contact lonely-isles
if you know of any and we'll add them to the site !! |
--
Links --
OrkneyNet
- Superb collection of photo's of Orkney
including the abandoned islands of Fara and Cava
Orkney
Ferries - If planning on getting a closer look at Fara then
first you'll need to get to the Orkney Islands !!
Sadly
information on many of the abandoned isles around Shetlands and
Orkney is very hard to find. Lonely Isles will continue to attempt
to find as much information as possible on all of the islands
featured on our site. Please continue to return to this page with
the assurance that if any worthwhile links do appear for Fara
then they will be added to the page.
Please
email Lonely Isles
if you know of any suitable links. |
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