Fetlar

Fetlar
Old Norse nameFætilar[1]
Meaning of nameUnclear
Location
Fetlar is located in Shetland
Fetlar
Fetlar
Fetlar shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU620919
Coordinates60°36′N 0°52′W / 60.60°N 0.87°W / 60.60; -0.87
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area4,078 ha (15+34 sq mi)
Area rank25 [2]
Highest elevationVord Hill 158 m (518 ft)
Administration
Council areaShetland Islands
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population61[3]
Population rank52 [2]
Population density1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)[3][4]
Largest settlementHoubie
Lymphad
References[4][5]
Leagarth House, Houbie

Fetlar is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland, with a usually resident population of 61 at the time of the 2011 census.[3] Its main settlement is Houbie on the south coast, home to the Fetlar Interpretive Centre. Other settlements include Aith, Funzie, Herra and Tresta. Fetlar is the fourth-largest island of Shetland and has an area of just over 4,000 ha (9,900 acres).

  1. ^ Anderson (1873) preface
  2. ^ a b Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  3. ^ a b c National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 471-74
  5. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.