Linga is a small island off

Hildasay Hildasay (; ) (from the Old Norse masculine name ''Hildir'' with ''ey'' "island"), also known as Hildisay, is an uninhabited island off the west coast of the Shetland Mainland. Geography and geology Hildasay has an area of , and is in ele ...

in the

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. It is one of the

Scalloway Islands The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite Scalloway on south west of the Mainland. 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 ...

. Haswell-Smith compares Hildasay and the adjacent islands to a

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's footprint, with Linga as the big toe. Between Linga and Hildasay lie the Hogg of Linga, the Hogg of Hildasay and "the Skerry". In the 19th century, like neighbouring Hildasay, it was inhabited and constituted its own croft. At the censuses of 1871 and 1881, the population numbered 12 and 10, respectively.

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and

Oxna Oxna is one of the Scalloway Islands, lying north west of Burra in Shetland, Scotland. Oxna has an area of . The island has been uninhabited since the First World War, but there is a house which is still used as a holiday home. Papa Papa is ...

are a few miles to the south.

Development Plans

As of July 2021, Monaco-based entrepreneur, John Scott plans to restore the ruined crofts on Linga.

References

Uninhabited islands of Shetland Former populated places in Scotland Scalloway Islands {{Shetland-geo-stub