Portal:Scottish islands/Did you know/23


 * ... that Symbister House (pictured) in Symbister, on the island of Whalsay in Shetland Islands, is reputed to be haunted by a sailor who was murdered by the gardener during a game of cards?
 * ...that the Hebrides Overture, also known as Fingal's Cave and composed by Mendelssohn, was inspired by the famous cave off the coast of Scotland?
 * ... that Old Norse poems attributed to Torf-Einarr describe his defeat of Hálfdan Longlegs?
 * ...that several of the Orkney islands' highest points are named "Ward Hill" due to the many old warning beacons in the area?