Orfasay
Orfasay is one of the Shetland Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island south of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Orfasy Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Samphrey and Fish Holm.
Samphrey
Island
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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. Samphrey is situated 1½ miles southwest of 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. Fish Holm is situated 2½ miles southwest of Orfasay.
Old Haa Museum
Museum
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Haa of Brough is a museum, tearoom and garden in located in Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, Scotland. Built for Robert Tyrie, a merchant, in 1672, houses the local museum for Burravoe and Yell. Old Haa Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of Orfasay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Copister and Burravoe.
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.
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. Burravoe is situated 2 miles northeast of Orfasay.
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. Ulsta is situated 2½ miles northwest of Orfasay.
Orfasay
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.47918° or 60° 28′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.10495° or 1° 6′ 18″ westOpen location code
9CGWFVHW+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 261871142OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Orfasay” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Орфасай”
- Cebuano: “Orfasay”
- Dutch: “Orfasay”
- French: “Orfasay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orfasay”
- Polish: “Orfasay”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Orfasay”
- Swedish: “Orfasay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Littlester and Hamnavoe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Rumble and Holm of Copister, broch 850m SW of Southerness.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Orfasay”. Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.