Vementry

Vementry
Old Norse nameVemunðarey
Meaning of nameVémunðr's island (personal name)
Location
Vementry is located in Shetland
Vementry
Vementry
Vementry shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU296606
Coordinates60°19′46″N 1°27′47″W / 60.3294°N 1.463022°W / 60.3294; -1.463022
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area370 hectares (1.43 sq mi)
Area rank80 [1]
Highest elevation90 metres (295 ft) Muckle Ward
Administration
Council areaShetland Islands
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0[2]
Lymphad
References[3][4][5]
Vementry Farm, on Mainland, with Isle of Vementry in the background

Vementry (Old Norse: "Vemunðarey"[5]) is an uninhabited Scottish island in Shetland on the north side of the West Mainland, lying south of Muckle Roe.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  5. ^ a b Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9