Graemsay is in the Western approaches to 'Scapa Flow', lying between Stromness on Orkney mainland and the North end of Hoy
	The  current population (Aug 2011) is 25
	There are two lighthouses, Hoy High to the East and Hoy Low to the West. Both were built & designed by Alan Stevenson of the famous lighthouse engineering family and were completed in 1851
	Parts of the island are largely undeveloped and are a haven for many wild plants.
	The islands school was closed in1996 and the islands children travel daily by boat to attend classes in Stromness with four year olds attending nursery school two or three times a week. Attending nursery school means that the children  must be taken over to Stromness which means spending the day in town all at ones own cost. One of the few downsides to island life.
	Most of the island is on mains water piped from the island of Hoy though some still have private piped spring water
	There are no shops on the island apart from the post office which opens two hours per day on just three days per week for pensions and outgoing mail.
	Mail is collected and delivered on a daily basis, five days per week.
	Shopping can be ordered by phone with some mainland shops delivering to the cargo boat