Eday shown within Orkney Islands
Eday is an island in Orkney, Scotland. The centre of Eday is moorland covered with heather, and the island's main industries have been peat extraction and limestone quarrying.
Attractions on the island include the Stone of Setter standing stone and the chambered cairns of Vinquoy , Braeside and Huntersquoy . Eday is also known for its seabirds and for Carrick house , built in 1633, where the pirate John Gow was captured.
Ferries sail from Backaland on Eday to Kirkwall on the Orkney Mainland, and planes fly there from the island's airstrip.
