page_title: Westray
section_title: Geography and geology
hierarchical_section_title: Westray / Geography and geology
caption_attribution_description: English: West coast of Westray Looking along the sandstone cliffs to the rock arch at Neven o'Grinni.
context_page_description: Westray is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, with a usual resident population of just under 600 people. Its main village is Pierowall, with a heritage centre, the 15th-century Lady Kirk church and pedestrian ferry service to Papa Westray.
context_section_description: With an area of 18.2 square miles (47 km²), it is the sixth largest of the Orkney Islands. The underlying geology is Rousay type Middle Old Red Sandstone, the flagstones of which make excellent building materials. There is very little peat and the soil is noted for its fertility.
caption: West coast of Westray Looking along the sandstone cliffs to the rock arch at Neven o'Grinni
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