North Mainland Explained

60.4167°N -16°W

The North Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland is the part of the Mainland lying north of Voe (60° 21′N).^[1]

Geography

Notable places in North Mainland include:

• Sullom Voe, its oil terminal being an important source of employment for the islanders.
• Brae
• Muckle Roe
• Esha Ness Lighthouse
• Cunnigill Hill, 176 ft
• Toft ferry terminal, connecting the A968 to Yell
• Lunna Ness, with Lunna
• Lunnasting peninsula 60.365°N -1.1358°W, with Lunning and Vidlin, with a ferry connecting to Whalsay
• the large Northmavine peninsula, connected to Mainland by a narrow isthmus at Mavis Grind
  • North Roe
  • Ronas Hill, 1475 ft/450 metres
  • Ollaberry
  • Hillswick
  • Uyea island

To the north east, are the North Isles, and Yell Sound

Notes and References

1. Book: Survey, Ordnance . Shetland - North Mainland . 2000 . Northern Map Distributors . 978-0-7558-0003-2 . en.