Scalloway Islands

The south end of East Burra

The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite Scalloway on south west of the Mainland. ^[1] They form a mini-archipelago and include:

• Burra (two islands linked by bridge to each other and Trondra)
  • East Burra (with Houss Ness)
  • West Burra (with Kettla Ness)
  • South Havra
  • Little Havra
  • Papa – belongs to Civil parish of Lerwick
  • West Head of Papa (tidal)

The aforementioned islands were all part of the ancient civil parish of Burra, which was merged with Lerwick in 1891. ^[2]

They are shown on coloured maps as part of Lerwick. ^[3]

• 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

• Scottish islands portal

• List of islands of Scotland

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

60°5′N1°20′W / 60.083°N 1.333°W / 60.083; -1.333