Fetlar

Fetlar is one of the North Isles of , , with a usually resident population of 61 at the time of the 2011 census and 66 in 2022. Its main settlement is Houbie on the south coast, home to the Fetlar Interpretive Centre.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Petlar Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Haltadans and Urie Lingey.

Archaeological site
Photo: Ken Craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Fairy Ring or stone…

Islet
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is one of the Shetland Islands. is situated 2 miles northwest of Fetlar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houbie and Tresta.

Hamlet
Photo: Fetlar, CC BY 2.5.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles south of Fetlar.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Fetlar.

Fetlar

Latitude
60.61667° or 60° 37′ north
Longitude
-0.86667° or 0° 52′ west
Population
61
Elevation
407 feet (124 metres)
Open location code
9CGXJ48M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2649503
Wiki­data ID
Q586660
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Fetlar” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Fetlar”
  • Catalan: “Fetlar”
  • Cebuano: “Fetlar Island”
  • Cebuano: “Fetlar”
  • Chinese: “費特勒島”
  • Danish: “Fetlar”
  • Dutch: “Fetlar”
  • Faroese: “Fetlar”
  • French: “Fetlar”
  • German: “Fetlar”
  • Greek: “Φέτλαρ”
  • Hebrew: “פטלאר”
  • Hungarian: “Fetlar”
  • Icelandic: “Fetlar”
  • Italian: “Fetlar”
  • Japanese: “フェトラー島”
  • Lithuanian: “Fetlaras”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fetlar”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fetlar”
  • Norwegian: “Fetlar”
  • Polish: “Fetlar”
  • Russian: “Фетлар”
  • Scots: “Fetlar”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Fetlar”
  • Spanish: “Fetlar”
  • Swahili: “Fetlar”
  • Swedish: “Fetlar”
  • Ukrainian: “Фетлар”
  • Welsh: “Fetlar”
  • Western Panjabi: “فٹلر”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Busta Pund and Fetlar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Vord Hill and Funzie Girt.

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Worth a closer look: Lerwick and Fair Isle.

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