Foula
(Reguidit frae Foola)
Foula (Auld Norse Fuglaey, "bird island", compare Norwegian Fugløy, "fowl island", Gaelic Fughlaigh) in the Shetland Islands o Scotland, is ane o Great Breetain’s maist remote permanently inhabitit islands. Ained syne the turn o the 20t century bi the Holbourn faimily, the island wis the location for the film The Edge of the World. RMS Oceanic wis wrecked on the nearby Shaalds o Foula.
| Gaelic name | Fughlaigh[1] |
|---|---|
| Norse name | Fuglaey |
| Meanin o name | Auld Norse for 'bird island' |
| Location | |
  Foula Foula shawn within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HT960392 |
| Coordinates | 60°07′59″N 2°04′01″W / 60.133°N 2.067°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Aurie | 1,265 hectare (4.88 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 43 [2] |
| Heichest elevation | The Sneug 418 metre (1,371 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Shetland Islands |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 38[3] |
| Population rank | 56 [2] |
| Population density | 3 fowk/km2[3][4] |
| Lairgest settlement | Ham |
 | |
| References | [4][5] |
References
eedit- ↑ "Sabhal Mòr database". UHI Millennium Institute. Retrieved 3 Apryle 2008.
- ↑ a b Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
- ↑ a b Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.