Samphrey
Samphrey is an uninhabited island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. One of Fair Isle's old names is "Friðarey" which is of similar origin. It is situated in the southern end of Yell Sound, between the Mainland, Shetland at Mossbank and the island of Yell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Fish Holm and Orfasay.
Fish Holm
Islet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fish Holm is a small island, 1.5 miles east of Mainland, Shetland. It is near the village of Mossbank. It is 20 metres at its highest point, and a mile south of Samphrey in Yell Sound.
Bigga
Island
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Bigga is an uninhabited island in the Yell Sound between the Mainland and Yell in Shetland, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Copister and Ulsta.
Copister
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach.
Ulsta
Village
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Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here.
Burravoe
Village
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Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay.
Samphrey
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.46845° or 60° 28′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.15095° or 1° 9′ 3″ westOpen location code
9CGWFR9X+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 261858654OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Samphrey” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mossbank and Brough.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Rumble and Holm of Copister, broch 850m SW of Southerness.
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