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Scalloway Islands

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The south end of East Burra

The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite Scalloway on south west of the Mainland. They form a mini-archipelago and include:

The aforementioned islands were all part of the ancient civil parish of Burra, which was merged with Lerwick in 1891.

They are shown on coloured maps as part of Lerwick.

  • Hildasay/Hildesay – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall
  • Langa – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall
  • Linga (not to be confused with numerous Shetland islands of the same name) – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall
  • Oxna – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall
  • Trondra (linked to Mainland, and Burra by bridge) – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall
  • St Ninian's Isle, connected to the Mainland by a tombolo, is not far to the south - belongs to Civil parish of Dunrossness

See also

References

  1. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  2. "Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. 1901. p. 1057. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400861 Retrieved June 18, 2017
Scalloway and South West Shetland Islands

60°5′N 1°20′W / 60.083°N 1.333°W / 60.083; -1.333


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