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Uyea
Also known as: Uyea, Unst
Uyea — island to the south of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Uyea is a island in the United Kingdom. Part of Shetland Islands. Wikidata describes it as: "island to the south of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 60.6667°, -0.9000°.
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Uyea (Scots: Uyea) is an uninhabited island, lying south of Unst in Shetland, Scotland.
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Background
History
The island was inhabited as early as the Bronze Age, and a chambered cairn can still be seen. In the twelfth century, Saint Olaf's chapel overlooking Brei Wick was built. In 1745, two girls from Uyea rowed to the small island of Haaf Gruney to milk some of the cows grazing here. They were caught in a storm when trying to return, and eventually they found their tiny boat blown to Karmøy in south west Norway. The Uyea girls ended up marrying Karmøy men, and their descendants still live there. The island was the home of Sir Basil Neven-Spence, who was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland from 1935 to 1950. To the present day, Neven-Spence is the most recent person not…
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- Coordinates
- 60.6667, -0.9000
Sources
- wikidata: Q282210 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Uyea, Unst (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Uyea Hall.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Uyea?
- Uyea is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 60.6667°, -0.9000°.
- Is Uyea free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Uyea is free.