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Gruney (other)
Gruney or Grunay is the name of several Shetland Islands. It derives from the Old Norse for "green island". Usual uses * Gruney off Northmavine * Grunay, in the Out Skerries Other uses * Gruna off Vementry * Gruney, one of the Ramna Stacks, a special protection area for birds * Haaf Gruney by Unst * Sound Gruney by Unst See also * List of islands called Green Holm * Green Island (other) * Green Isle (other) * Greena {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shetland
Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the northeast of Orkney, from mainland Scotland and west of Norway. They form part of the border between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. Their total area is ,Shetland Islands Council (2012) p. 4 and the population totalled 22,920 in 2019. The islands comprise the Shetland (Scottish Parliament constituency), Shetland constituency of the Scottish Parliament. The local authority, the Shetland Islands Council, is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The islands' administrative centre and only burgh is Lerwick, which has been the capital of Shetland since 1708, before which time the capital was Scalloway. The archipelago has an oceanic climate, complex geology, rugged coastline, and many low, rolling hills. The lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gruney
Gruney is a small, uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland. It lies north of the Northmavine peninsula of the Shetland Mainland, from which it is separated by the Gruney Sound. Gruney has a population of Leach's petrels, one of just two in Shetland. It is not a National Nature Reserve, but the RSPB has a management agreement with the owners. The island is also home to a lighthouse. See also * List of islands in Scotland * List of lighthouses in Scotland * List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses This is a list of the currently operational lighthouses of the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB). The list is divided by geographical location, and then by whether the lighthouses are classed by the NLB as a 'major lighthouse' or a 'minor light'. F ... References External links Northern Lighthouse Board* Uninhabited islands of Shetland {{Shetland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grunay
Grunay is an uninhabited island in the Out Skerries group, the most easterly part of Shetland, Scotland. Its area is 55.58 acres, or 22.49 hectares. The island is the site of the lighthouse keeper's house for the lighthouse on the nearby Bound Skerry. This house was abandoned following the automation of the light in 1972. A Blenheim IV bomber from No. 404 Squadron RCAF crashed on the south side of the island on the morning of 21 February 1942, possibly crippled by enemy fire off the coast of Norway. A plaque was placed on the island in 1990 to commemorate the crew by the nephew of one of the three men who died. crcshetland.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2008. See also * |
Vementry
Vementry (Old Norse: "Vemunðarey") is an uninhabited Scottish island in Shetland on the north side of the West Mainland, lying south of Muckle Roe. Description and history The island is known for its well-preserved chambered cairn. The well-preserved remains of a Neolithic heel-shaped cairn about in diameter and rising to over in height. . Retrieved 27 September 2013. Also on the island are two 6-inch QF Mk I gun emplacements which overlook the narrow entrance into the former naval anchorage of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramna Stacks
The Ramna Stacks are a group of skerries in the Shetland islands. They are north of the northern tip of Mainland, and along with nearby Gruney they are a special protection area on account of their birdlife. From north to south they consist of: *Gaut Skerries *Outer Stack *Scordar *Turla *Speolk *Hyter (formerly Driter) *Stab *Ofoora *Fladda (which has a natural arch and two caves) *Flae-ass *Barlcudda Gruney and the islet of The Club lie just to the south of the Ramna Stacks. See also * List of islands of Scotland This is a list of islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain. Also included are various other related tables and lists. The definition of an offshore island used in this list is "land that is surrounded by ... * List of Special Protection Areas in Scotland * List of Shetland islands References External links Site with map Uninhabited islands of Shetland Stacks of Scotland Skerries of Scotland Underwater d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haaf Gruney
Haaf Gruney is a small island in the north east of the Shetland Islands. Geography and geology The island is between Unst and Fetlar which are to the north and south respectively. Between it and Yell are a mini-archipelago of small islands including Linga, Sound Gruney, Urie Lingey, Daaey and Wedder Holm. Uyea is also to the west. There was formerly a chromite mine. History Name The island's name is a corruption of the Norse ''hafgröney'', ''gröney'' meaning "green island", and "ha(a)f" being an old word (still in some use in Shetland), meaning deep open water, especially that used for fishing. "Haaf" is added to distinguish it from other islands, such as Sound Gruney nearby. A voyage to Karmøy On August 4, 1745, two girls from Uyea rowed here to milk some of the cows grazing here. Unfortunately, their return was marred by a strong storm, and eventually they found their tiny boat blown to Karmøy in south west Norway. The Uyea girls ended up marrying Karmøy men, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound Gruney
''For other islands with similar names, see Gruney (other)'' Sound Gruney is one of the Shetland islands. It lies about north of Hamars Ness on Fetlar, south of Unst, and to the east of Yell. Geography Gruney means a "green island", and "sound" refers to the strait. Sound Gruney's maximum elevation is about above sea level. Daaey is to the south east, and Urie Lingey ''For other islands with similar names, see Linga (other)'' Urie Lingey is one of the Shetland Islands. It is between Fetlar and Unst, and Yell is to the west. Geography Urie Lingey is 1 km north of Urie Ness on Fetla whence the ... to the east. The latter is 1 km north of Urie Ness on Fetlar, Retrieved 11 June 2011. hence the name. Wedder Holm, south of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unst
Unst (; sco, Unst; nrn, Ønst) is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after Mainland and Yell. It has an area of . Unst is largely grassland, with coastal cliffs. Its main village is Baltasound, formerly the second-largest herring fishing port after Lerwick and now the location of a leisure centre and the island's airport. Other settlements include Uyeasound, home to Greenwell's Booth (a Hanseatic warehouse) and Muness Castle (built in 1598 and sacked by pirates in 1627); and Haroldswick, location of a boat museum and a heritage centre. Etymology There are three island names in Shetland of unknown and possibly pre-Celtic origin: Unst, Fetlar and Yell. The earliest recorded forms of these three names do carry Norse meanings: ''Fetlar'' is the plural of ''fetill'' and means "shoulder-straps", ''Ǫmstr'' is "corn-stack" and ''í Ála'' is from ''ál'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Called Green Holm
Green Holm is the name of several islands. Orkney * Muckle Green Holm off Eday ** Little Green Holm beside the former Shetland * Green Holm, (HU382379), is a small uninhabited island 0.5 km north of Burra Ness * Green Holm, Gletness, in the Isles of Gletness off south east, Mainland, Shetland (also a "Green Isle" in this group) * Green Holm, Vementry off Vementry See also * Gruney (other) * Grunay * Green Island (other) * Green Isle (other) * Greena {{Set index article Scottish Island set index articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Island (other)
Green Island or Greene Island can refer to: Places Africa * Green Island (Egypt), in the Gulf of Suez * Green Island (Eritrea), in the Red Sea (Gulf of Zula) Antarctica * Green Island (Berthelot Islands) Asia * Green Island, Hong Kong * Green Island, Taiwan * Green Island (Kerala), India * Green Island (Kuwait) * Qingdao, China Europe United Kingdom and Ireland * Green Island, Scotland, Enard Bay, Scotland * Green Island (Dorset), Poole Harbour, Dorset * , Isles of Scillies * Green Island, Jersey, Jersey, Channel Islands * Greenisland, County Antrim, Northern Ireland * Green Island, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland North America * Greenland Canada * Green Island (Catalina), Newfoundland and Labrador * Green Island (Fortune), Newfoundland and Labrador * Green Island (Rideau River), Ontario * Green Island (Severn Sound), in Lake Muskoka, Ontario * Green Island (Ottawa River), in Ontario * Greene Island (Lake Ontario), in Ontario * Greene Island (Lake H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
