Andy Strangeway
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Andy Strangeway a decorator, adventurer and islomaniac from the Yorkshire Wolds
, is the first - and so far the only - person to complete the challenge of landing and sleeping on all 162 of Scotland's islands of 40 hectares and above. One definition of an island is that used by Hamish Haswell-Smith in his book The Scottish Islands first published by Canongate in 1999. This list excludes bridged islands such as Skye
and tidal islands such as Oronsay
that are much larger than 40 hectares (98.8 acre). Strangeway's definition is simply "a piece of land surrounded by sea that you can't walk to". He has suggested that a challenge to sleep on these islands be referred to as Strangeways.
On Saturday 8 August 2009, upon landing Out Stack
, Andy Strangeway became the first person to land the four extreme points of Scotland, and is the first and so far only known person to achieve this feat.
Strangeway is now an access rights campaigner.
On Saturday 6 March 2010, Strangeway assisted Uri Geller to land and sleep on the island of Lamb
which he had bought a year earlier. It was Geller's first visit and Strangeway's second.
On 10 May 2010, Strangeway successfully applied for the first ever planning permission for Rockall
to replace the Queen's plaque. This he intends to do in 2011.
Upon landing and sleeping on the southerly point of Yorkshire on 5/6 February 2011 Strangeway became the first person to not only sleep on the summits of the three Ridings but also the first person to sleep on the seven extreme points of Yorkshire.
On 31 August 2011 Strangeway became the first person to sleep at each of the six extreme points of Great Britain solo on consecutive nights.
This is the extreme point route Strangeway took:
Thursday 25/Friday 26 – Southernmost point – Lizard Point, Cornwall
Friday 26 /Saturday 27 – Lowest point – Holme Fen, Huntingdonshire
Saturday 27/Sunday 28 – Easternmost point – Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk
Sunday 28/Monday 29 – Westernmost point – Corrachadh Mor, Argyllshire
Monday 29/Tuesday 30 – Northernmost point – Dunnet Head, Caithness
Tuesday 30/Wednesday31 – Highest point – Ben Nevis, Inverness-shire
Yorkshire Wolds
The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in northeastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie....
, is the first - and so far the only - person to complete the challenge of landing and sleeping on all 162 of Scotland's islands of 40 hectares and above. One definition of an island is that used by Hamish Haswell-Smith in his book The Scottish Islands first published by Canongate in 1999. This list excludes bridged islands such as Skye
Skye
Skye or the Isle of Skye is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills...
and tidal islands such as Oronsay
Oronsay, Inner Hebrides
Oronsay , also sometimes spelt and pronounced Oransay by the local community, is a small tidal island south of Colonsay in the Scottish Inner Hebrides with an area of just over two square miles....
that are much larger than 40 hectares (98.8 acre). Strangeway's definition is simply "a piece of land surrounded by sea that you can't walk to". He has suggested that a challenge to sleep on these islands be referred to as Strangeways.
- On 28 August 2007, Strangeway landed on Soay, St. Kilda becoming the first person on record to land on all of the major Scottish islands.
- On 29 August, he become the first person to sleep on them all.
On Saturday 8 August 2009, upon landing Out Stack
Out Stack
Out Stack or Ootsta in Shetland, Scotland, is the northernmost of the British Isles, lying immediately to the north of Muckle Flugga and north of the island of Unst. It is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands and lies within the Hermaness National Nature Reserve.Out Stack is little more...
, Andy Strangeway became the first person to land the four extreme points of Scotland, and is the first and so far only known person to achieve this feat.
| Direction | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| West | Soay, St Kilda Soay, St Kilda Soay is an uninhabited islet in the St Kilda archipelago, Scotland. The island is part of the St Kilda World Heritage Site and home to a primitive breed of sheep... |
28 August 2007 |
| South | Mull of Galloway Mull of Galloway The Mull of Galloway is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway.A lighthouse is positioned at the point . Built in 1830 by engineer Robert Stevenson, the white-painted round tower is high... |
31 March 2009 |
| East | Bound Skerry Bound Skerry Bound Skerry is part of the Out Skerries group in the Shetland Islands. As well as being the most easterly island of that group, it is also the easternmost point of Scotland.... |
2 August 2009 |
| North | Out Stack Out Stack Out Stack or Ootsta in Shetland, Scotland, is the northernmost of the British Isles, lying immediately to the north of Muckle Flugga and north of the island of Unst. It is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands and lies within the Hermaness National Nature Reserve.Out Stack is little more... |
8 August 2009 |
Strangeway is now an access rights campaigner.
On Saturday 6 March 2010, Strangeway assisted Uri Geller to land and sleep on the island of Lamb
The Lamb (island)
The Lamb, sometimes called Lamb Island or just Lamb, is a small , uninhabited island between the islands of Fidra and Craigleith in the Firth of Forth, off the south-east coast of Scotland...
which he had bought a year earlier. It was Geller's first visit and Strangeway's second.
On 10 May 2010, Strangeway successfully applied for the first ever planning permission for Rockall
Rockall
Rockall is an extremely small, uninhabited, remote rocky islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. It gives its name to one of the sea areas named in the shipping forecast provided by the British Meteorological Office....
to replace the Queen's plaque. This he intends to do in 2011.
Upon landing and sleeping on the southerly point of Yorkshire on 5/6 February 2011 Strangeway became the first person to not only sleep on the summits of the three Ridings but also the first person to sleep on the seven extreme points of Yorkshire.
On 31 August 2011 Strangeway became the first person to sleep at each of the six extreme points of Great Britain solo on consecutive nights.
This is the extreme point route Strangeway took:
Thursday 25/Friday 26 – Southernmost point – Lizard Point, Cornwall
Friday 26 /Saturday 27 – Lowest point – Holme Fen, Huntingdonshire
Saturday 27/Sunday 28 – Easternmost point – Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk
Sunday 28/Monday 29 – Westernmost point – Corrachadh Mor, Argyllshire
Monday 29/Tuesday 30 – Northernmost point – Dunnet Head, Caithness
Tuesday 30/Wednesday31 – Highest point – Ben Nevis, Inverness-shire