Papa Little

Papa Little

Infobox Scottish island |
latitude=60.33
longitude=-01.39
GridReference=HU337610
celtic name=
norse name=Papey Litla
meaning of name=Little island of the "papar"
area=226 ha
area rank=103
highest elevation=North Ward 82 m
Population= 0
population rank=
main settlement=
island group=Shetland
local authority=Shetland Islands
references= [2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland] Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) "The Scottish Islands". Edinburgh. Canongate.] [ [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey] ]

Papa Little is an island in Shetland, Scotland.

The island lies at the head of Aith Voe in north west Mainland, Shetland, south of Muckle Roe. It is largely peat-covered and has been uninhabited since the 1840s. [cite web| url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1412.html| title=Overview of Papa Little| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2007-11-11]

Its name derives from the "Little island of the papar" (in distinction to Papa Stour), who were Gaelic hermits or Culdees found as far north as Iceland.

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