South Havra

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 per List 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 the Mainland, Shetland.

The island's rock is "epidiotic syenite with undifferentiated schist and gneiss."

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

Little 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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