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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Scalloway Isles

The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite Scalloway on south west of the Mainland. They form a mini-archipelago and include:

The aforementioned islands were all part of the ancient civil parish of Burra, which was merged with Lerwick in 1891.

They are shown on coloured maps as part of Lerwick.

  • Hildasay/Hildesay – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall
  • Langa – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall
  • Linga (not to be confused with numerous Shetland islands of the same name) – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall
  • Oxna – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall
  • Trondra (linked to Mainland, and Burra by bridge) – belongs to Civil parish of Tingwall
  • St Ninian's Isle, connected to the Mainland by a tombolo, is not far to the south - belongs to Civil parish of Dunrossness

See also