Scalloway Islands

Burra (red) within the Shetland Island

The southern end of East Burra

The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland across from Scalloway in the southwest of the main island Mainland . The small archipelago includes:

• Burra (two islands connected by bridges to each other and via Trondra to the main island Mainland ) - formed the old Civil Parish of Burra, part of Lerwick since 1891
  • East Burra (with Houss Ness )
  • West Burra
  • South Havra
  • Little Havra
  • father
  • West Head of Papa ( Tidal Island )

• Hildasay / Hildesay - belongs to the Civil Parish Tingwall
• Langa - belongs to the Civil Parish Tingwall
• Linga (not to be confused with numerous Shetland Islands of the same name) - belongs to the Civil Parish Tingwall
• Oxna - belongs to the Civil Parish Tingwall
• Trondra (connected to the main island Mainland and Burra with a bridge) - belongs to the Civil Parish Tingwall
• St Ninian's Isle , connected to the main island Mainland by a tombolo , further south - belongs to the Civil Parish Dunrossness

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hamish Haswell-Smith: The Scottish Islands. A comprehensive Guide to every Scottish Island. Fully revised 2nd edition. Canongate, Edinburgh et al. 2004, ISBN 1-84195-454-3 .
2. ^ Francis H. Groome (Ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. New edition, with census appendix 1901. TC and EC Jack, Edinburgh 1901, p. 1057 .
3. ↑ Sheet 126 - Lerwick, date of publication: 1901

Coordinates: 60 ° 5 ′  N , 1 ° 20 ′  W