Calf of Flotta

Calf of Flotta
Location
Calf of Flotta viewed, from the south-west, from Flotta.
Calf of Flotta Calf of Flotta shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	ND381967
Physical geography
Island group	Orkney
Area	16 hectares (40 acres)^[1]
Highest elevation	16 metres (52 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Orkney Islands
Demographics
Population	0

References	^[2]^[3]

The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with "Calf" deriving from Old Norse/Norn and meaning a smaller island by a larger one.

Geography and geology

The Calf is made of red sandstone.^[2]

It is approximately one-half-mile (0.8 km) long, and is thin in shape, orientated west-east.

References

↑ "Rick Livingstone's Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (PDF). Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
1 2 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 6 Orkney (Mainland) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319228128.

South West Orkney Islands

Barrel of Butter Calf of Flotta Cava Fara Flotta Graemsay Holm of Houton Hoy Old Man of Hoy Inner Holm Nevi Skerry Rysa Little South Walls Switha

Orkney

List of Orkney islands

Inhabited islands	Mainland Auskerry Burray Eday Egilsay Flotta Gairsay Graemsay Holm of Grimbister Hoy Inner Holm North Ronaldsay Papa Stronsay Papa Westray Rousay Sanday Shapinsay South Ronaldsay South Walls Stronsay Westray Wyre

Other islands	Eynhallow Helliar Holm Lamb Holm Switha Swona North West islands North East islands South West islands South East islands

Towns and villages	Kirkwall Balfour Dounby Finstown Houton Longhope Lyness Pierowall St Margaret's Hope Stromness Whitehall

Mainland parishes	Birsay Deerness Evie Firth Harray Holm Kirkwall Orphir Rendall St Andrews St Ola Sandwick Stenness Stromness

Topics	Prehistory History Geology Scapa Flow

Coordinates: 58°51′12″N 3°04′23″W / 58.85333°N 3.07306°W / 58.85333; -3.07306

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