Dec 31, 2012 · Hoy means the high island so the Hoy hills are a sight to behold among the generally flat landscape of Orkney.

Hoy (from Old Norse Háey, meaning "high island") [8] is an island in Orkney, Scotland, measuring 143 square kilometres (55 sq mi) – the second largest in the archipelago, after Mainland.

Mar 6, 2025 · Jim and Josh Hoy spent decades celebrating and protecting the Flint Hills. The father and son died within a day of each other last month, but their legacy is expected to linger.

Jul 13, 2016 · Hoy Hills; Lyrawa Viewpoint; Old Man of Hoy; Pegal Burn; Rackwick Bay; RSPB Hoy Reserve; St John’s Head; Hubs. Longhope; Lyness; Moaness; Rackwick; Maps. Places of Interest; Community. ... Hi we are visiting Hoy at in the first week of August, are there any events on please for us to attend. Additionally are there any folk music sessions on ...

Mar 2, 2025 · Hoy, who was probably best known for his 2006 book “Flint Hills Cowboys,” died last Sunday. He was 85. His death came a day after he learned of the fatal heart attack suffered by his son, Josh, a Chase County rancher.

The second largest of the Orkney isles, Hoy differs markedly from its neighbours. The northern and western parts are a wild and inhospitable place of rugged, steep-sided hills - the highest in Orkney - fringed by some of Britain's most magnificent coastal cliffs.

Feb 26, 2025 · A heartbreaking loss in the Flint Hills as the community says goodbye to prominent ranchers. A father and son, Jim and Josh Hoy, died within hours of each other this past weekend. Josh, a cowboy and prairie advocate, died of a heart attack Saturday morning.

Hoy has always called the Flint Hills home and over the decades he has made a study of them—their tough terrain and quiet beauty, their distinctive folk life and cattle culture—and marshaled his observations to bring the Flint Hills home to readers in a singular way.