South Havra

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South Havra
Scots nameSooth Haevra
Old Norse nameHafrey
Meaning of name"Ewe Island"
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Aerial view of South Havra
Location
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South Havra
South Havra shown within Shetland
OS grid reference HU360268
Coordinates 60°02′N1°21′W / 60.03°N 1.35°W / 60.03; -1.35
Physical geography
Island group Shetland
Area59 ha (1⁄4 sq mi)
Area rank183=  [1]
Highest elevation42 m (138 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Shetland Islands
Demographics
Population0
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References [2] [3] [4] [5]

South Havra (Scots : Sooth Haevra; Old Norse : Hafrey), [5] formerly Hevera, is an uninhabited island in the Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland.

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Geography and geology

South Havra lies south of Burra and west of the southern peninsula of the Mainland.

The island's rock is "epidiotic syenite with undifferentiated schist and gneiss." [3]

The soil is fairly fertile, but the lack of running water meant that, unusually for Shetland, the islanders resorted to building a windmill to grind corn.

Geological features on the island include caves and natural arches. [6]

Little Havra is to its west.

History

Olaf Sinclair, foud (a kind of magistrate) of all Shetland lived here in the 16th century. [7]

The island's ruined windmill is an unusual sight in the Shetland Islands, especially as some have pointed out, that the Dutch were amongst the archipelago's most frequent visitors. [8]

At the censuses of 1871 and 1881 South Havra had a population of 32 and 35, respectively. [9] The island has been uninhabited since 1923. [10] Previously the population was big enough to support a school. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ↑ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. 1 2 3 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN   978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ↑ Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.
  5. 1 2 Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN   0-901824-25-9
  6. ↑ Munro, David; Gittings, Bruce (2006). Scotland: an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Glasgow: Collins. p. 435. ISBN   9780004724669.
  7. ↑ David Munro & Bruce Gittings, Scotland: An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes (Collins, 2006), p. 435.
  8. ↑ "Windmills of Scotland". Windmill World. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  9. ↑ "Old County of Shetland from the Gazetteer for Scotland".
  10. ↑ Venables, Ursula Mary; Venables, L.S.V. (1955). Birds and Mammals of Shetland. Oliver and Boyd. p. 79.

Coordinates: 60°1′31.5″N1°21′11″W / 60.025417°N 1.35306°W / 60.025417; -1.35306


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