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Copinsay

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Copinsay
Copinsay. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Copinsay (Old Norse: Kolbeinsey) is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, lying off the east coast of the Orkney Mainland. The smaller companion island to Copinsay, Horse of Copinsay lies to the northeast. The Horse is uninhabited, and is managed as a bird reserve. Copinsay is also home to a lighthouse.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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