Uyea, Northmavine
Uninhabited tidal island located to the northwest of Mainland, Shetland
60°37′N 1°26′W / 60.62°N 1.43°W / 60.62; -1.43
Uyea (Scots: Öya in Shetland dialect spelling) is an uninhabited tidal island located to the northwest of Mainland, Shetland. Uyea lies off the Northmavine peninsula, from where it can be reached by foot at low tide.[4] The island's highest elevation is 70 metres (230 ft) and its area is 45 hectares (0.17 sq mi).
There are several natural arches on its rocky coast, as well as challenging rock climbs. Surrounding skerries include Big Nev, Dorra Stack, Little Nev, Out Shuna Stack, Robert Irvine's Skerry, and The Burrier.[2][3][5]
See also
- Uyea, Unst
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ a b Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.
- ^ "Shetland Walking". Retrieved 8 January 2008.
- ^ "Overview of Uyea". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
60°37′20″N 1°25′08″W / 60.62222°N 1.41889°W / 60.62222; -1.41889
External links
- Images of Uyea
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Northmavine
- Villages:
- Hillswick
- North Roe
- Ollaberry
- Sullom
- Coastal features:
- Calder's Geo
- Grind of the Navir
- Lang Ayre
- Mavis Grind
- Maritime features
- Ronas Voe
- St Magnus Bay
- Sullom Voe
- Yell Sound
- Islets:
- Dore Holm
- The Drongs
- Egilsay
- Skerry of Eshaness
- Muckle Ossa
- Isle of Nibon
- Isle of Niddister
- Ramna Stacks
- Isle of Stenness
- Uyea
- Isle of Westerhouse
- Hills:
- Ronas Hill
- Lochs:
- Eela Water
- Johnnie Mann's Loch
- Punds Water
- Johnnie Notions
- Tom Anderson
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