Uyea, Northmavine

Uyea
Scots name	Öya
Old Norse name	ve-øy
Meaning of name	possibly Old Norse for "island of the sacred place"
	; Uyea showing the connecting beach.
Location
	Uyea Uyea shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU313929
Coordinates	60°37′N 1°26′W / 60.62°N 1.43°W
Physical geography
Island group	Shetland
Area	45 ha (0.17 sq mi)
Area rank	205=
Highest elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Shetland Islands
Demographics
Population	0
References

Uyea (Scots: Öya in Shetland dialect spelling) is an uninhabited tidal island located to the northwest of Mainland, Shetland. Uyea lies off the Northmavine peninsula, from where it can be reached by foot at low tide.^[4] The island's highest elevation is 70 metres (230 ft) and its area is 45 hectares (0.17 sq mi).

There are several natural arches on its rocky coast, as well as challenging rock climbs. Surrounding skerries include Big Nev, Dorra Stack, Little Nev, Out Shuna Stack, Robert Irvine's Skerry, and The Burrier.^[2]^[3]^[5]

References[]

^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
^ ^a ^b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
^ ^a ^b Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.
^ "Shetland Walking". Retrieved 2008-01-08.
^ "Overview of Uyea". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2008-01-08.

Coordinates: 60°37′20″N 1°25′08″W / 60.62222°N 1.41889°W / 60.62222; -1.41889

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[RankNote-1] Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.

[Smith-2] Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

[OS-3] Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.

[4] "Shetland Walking". Retrieved 2008-01-08.

[5] "Overview of Uyea". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2008-01-08.

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v Northmavine
Populated places	Villages: Hillswick North Roe Ollaberry Sullom Other settlements Assater Braehoulland Braewick Burnside Fethaland Gunnister Heylor Voe
Geography	Land features Esha Ness Tingon Coastal features: Calder's Geo Lang Ayre Mavis Grind Maritime features Ronas Voe St Magnus Bay Sullom Voe Yell Sound Islets: Dore Holm The Drongs Ramna Stacks Isle of Stenness Uyea Hills: Ronas Hill Lochs:
History	Battle of Ronas Voe Gunnister Man
Buildings	List of listed buildings Esha Ness Lighthouse
People	Johnnie Notions Tom Anderson

v t Shetland
Inhabited islands	Mainland Bressay Burra East Burra West Burra Fair Isle Fetlar Foula Muckle Roe North Isles Out Skerries Papa Stour Trondra Unst Vaila Whalsay Yell
Other islands	Balta Bigga Brother Isle Colsay Hascosay Hildasay Lamba Linga, Bluemull Sound Linga, Busta Voe Linga (near Vementry) Linga, Vaila Sound Linga, Yell Sound Mousa Noss Oxna Papa Papa Little Samphrey South Havra St Ninian's Isle Uyea, Northmavine Uyea, Unst Vementry Ve Skerries West Linga
Towns and villages	Lerwick Aith Baltasound Brae Grutness Gutcher Haroldswick Hillswick Mid Yell Mossbank North Roe Ollaberry Quarff Scalloway Symbister Toft Ulsta Uyeasound Vidlin Voe, Delting Walls
Mainland Parishes	Delting Dunrossness Lerwick Nesting Northmavine Sandsting Tingwall Walls and Sandness
Insular Parishes	Bressay Fetlar Unst Yell
Maritime features	Balta Sound Bluemull Sound Burra Voe Busta Voe Calder's Geo Ronas Voe St Magnus Bay Sullom Voe West Voe of Sumburgh Yell Sound
Extreme points (N S E W)	Out Stack The Skerry, off Fair Isle Bound Skerry Waster Hoevda, Foula
Topics	Animal breeds Etymology History Prehistory

Location
Scots name	Öya
Old Norse name	ve-øy
Meaning of name	possibly Old Norse for "island of the sacred place"
Uyea showing the connecting beach.
Uyea Uyea shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU313929
Coordinates	60°37′N 1°26′W / 60.62°N 1.43°W / 60.62; -1.43
Physical geography
Island group	Shetland
Area	45 ha (0.17 sq mi)
Area rank	205= ^[1]
Highest elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Shetland Islands
Demographics
Population	0

References	^[2]^[3]