Langa, Shetland

Langa, Shetland

Langa is an uninhabited island off Hildasay, in Shetland, ScotlandHaswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) "The Scottish Islands". Edinburgh. Canongate.] . It is not to be confused with the numerous islands called "Linga" in Shetland - for which see Linga (disambiguation) or Lunga.

History

The name probably derives from "langey", Old Norse for "long island".

The island was a separate croft during the 19th century. It had a recorded population of nine in 1841, and 13 in 1881, but was deserted in the 1890s.

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