- South Havra
Infobox Scottish island |
latitude= 60.03
longitude= -1.35
GridReference=HU360268
celtic name=
norse name= Hafrey
meaning of name= "ewe island"
area=59 ha
area rank= 180=
highest elevation= 42 m
Population=0
population rank=
main settlement=
island group=Shetland
local authority=Shetland Islands
references= [2001 UK Census perList of islands of Scotland ] cite book| author=Haswell-Smith, Hamish| date=2004| title=The Scottish Islands| location=Edinburgh| publisher=Canongate| isbn=1-84195-454-3] cite map| url=http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/| title=Get-a-map| publisher=Ordnance Survey ] [ 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]South Havra (Old Norse: Hafrey [ 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] ) is an uninhabited island in the
Scalloway Islands ,Shetland ,Scotland .Geography and geology
South Havra lies south of
Burra and west of the southern peninsula of theMainland, Shetland .The island's rock is "epidiotic
syenite with undifferentiatedschist andgneiss ."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 includecave s andnatural arch esLittle Havra is to its west.History
Olaf Sinclair, "
foud " (a kind of magistrate) of all Shetland lived here in the 16th century.The island's ruined windmill is an unusual site for the Shetland Islands, especially as some have pointed out, that the Dutch were amongst the archipelago's most frequent visitors.
South Havra has been uninhabited since May, 1923. Previously the population was big enough to support a school.
References
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