- Gloup
"Note: "Gloup" is common in Scottish placenames referring to a sea jet."
Gloup (HP506046) is a village in the far north of the island of
Yell in theShetland Islands . It lends its name to nearby island ofGloup Holm .Gloup Holm derives its name from the village of
Gloup andGloup Voe on the "mainland" of Yell. These names derive from theOld Norse for a ravine.Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) "The Scottish Islands". Edinburgh. Canongate.]In 20th/21st July, 1881, the Gloup Fishing Disaster occurred, in which 58 fishermen were killed by a freak blast coming from the direction of
Iceland . In 1981, a hundred years after the event a memorial was erected to commemorate the victims. [http://shetlopedia.com/The_Gloup_Disaster] Ten boats were lost, mostlysixareen s.References
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