Vementry
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| Vementry | |
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| Location | |
  Vementry
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| Vementry shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | HU296606 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | |
| Norse name: | Vemunðarey |
| Meaning of name: | Vémunðr's island (personal name) |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 370 ha |
| Area rank (Scottish islands): | 80 |
| Highest elevation: | 90 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 0
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| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Shetland |
| Local Authority: | Shetland Islands |
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| References: | [1][2][3][4] |
Vementry (Old Norse: "Vemunðarey"[4]) is an uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland, on the north side of the West Mainland, lying south of Muckle Roe.
The island is known for its well-preserved chambered cairn, and the two First World War gun emplacements which overlook the narrow entrance into the former naval anchorage of Busta Voe.
Vementry is also the name of a small farm on Mainland, Shetland, immediately south of the island. For this reason, it is sometimes referred to as the "Isle of Vementry". There is no ferry service to the island, although the shepherd on the mainland farm occasionally makes the short trip to work with stock on the island.
The Isle of Vementry is separated from the mainland Vementry by a narrow channel or "sound", consisting of Uyea Sound to the east and Cribba Sound to the west. Cribba Sound is famed for the quality of mussels produced at the mussel farms located there.
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ a b 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
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