| Scots name | Sooth Haevra |
|---|---|
| Old Norse name | Hafrey |
| Meaning of name | "Ewe Island" |
| 👁 Aerial view of South Havra Aerial view of South Havra | |
| Location | |
South Havra shown within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU360268 |
| Coordinates | 60°02′N 1°21′W / 60.03°N 1.35°W / 60.03; -1.35 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Area | 59 ha (1⁄4 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 183= [1] |
| Highest elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Shetland Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| 👁 Lymphad | |
| References | [2][3][4][5] |
South Havra (Scots: Sooth Haevra; Old Norse: Hafrey),[5] formerly Hevera, is an uninhabited island in the Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland.
Geography and geology
[edit]South Havra lies south of Burra and west of the southern peninsula of the Mainland.
The island's rock is "epidiotic syenite with undifferentiated schist and gneiss."[3]
The soil is fairly fertile, but the lack of running water meant that, unusually for Shetland, the islanders resorted to building a windmill to grind corn.
Geological features on the island include caves and natural arches.[6]
Little Havra is to its west.
History
[edit]Olaf Sinclair, foud (a kind of magistrate) of all Shetland lived here in the 16th century.[7]
The island's ruined windmill is an unusual sight in the Shetland Islands, especially as some have pointed out, that the Dutch were amongst the archipelago's most frequent visitors.[8]
At the censuses of 1871 and 1881 South Havra had a population of 32 and 35, respectively.[9] The island has been uninhabited since 1923.[10] Previously the population was big enough to support a school.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b c Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.
- ^ a b Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
- ^ Munro, David; Gittings, Bruce (2006). Scotland: an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Glasgow: Collins. p. 435. ISBN 9780004724669.
- ^ David Munro & Bruce Gittings, Scotland: An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes (Collins, 2006), p. 435.
- ^ "Windmills of Scotland". Windmill World. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
- ^ "Old County of Shetland from the Gazetteer for Scotland".
- ^ Venables, Ursula Mary; Venables, L.S.V. (1955). Birds and Mammals of Shetland. Oliver and Boyd. p. 79.
60°1′31.5″N 1°21′11″W / 60.025417°N 1.35306°W / 60.025417; -1.35306
