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Yell is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland.In the 2011 census it had a usually resident population of 966. It is the second largest island in Shetland after the Mainland with an area of 82 square miles (212 km 2), [3] [6] and is the third most populous in the archipelago (fifteenth out of the islands in Scotland), after the Mainland and Whalsay.
Gutcher is a settlement on the northeast coast of Yell in the Shetland islands. From here, rollon/roll off ferry services to Belmont on Unst and Hamars Ness on Fetlar operate. . The settlement has a harbour, and a former post office which, in 2012, reopened as a bed and breakf
Otterswick is a hamlet on the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, on the inlet of Otters Wick. It is on the east side of the island. It is on the east side of the island. There is also an "Otterswick" on Sanday in the Orkney Islands .
Samphrey and the view down Yell Sound Samphrey with one of the Yell Sound ferries passing. Samphrey (Scots: Samphrey; Old Norse: Sandfriðarey) is an uninhabited island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. One of Fair Isle's old names is "Friðarey" [5] which is of similar origin.
West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island. Looking north towards West Sandwick with the North Haa on the distant left. West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell. [1]
Linga is an extremely common name in Shetland, meaning heather island. This Linga is not far from Firth and Firths Voe, in the West. Fish Holm is to the North and Lunna Ness to the east. Linga is made of coarse gneiss, with some granite. [3] It is about 43 ha in area and 40m at its highest point.
Orfasay is a tidal island in Yell Sound, connected to Yell at low tide. This is reflected in the island's name. [1]It is near the mouth of Hamna Voe and Cuppister in Yell.. The island is uninhabited but two structures on the North-West side of the island can be seen.
Mid Yell is a coastal settlement on the island of Yell, the second largest of Shetland Islands, Scotland. Mid Yell, the largest settlement on the island, is at the head of Mid Yell Voe on the B9081 road about 1 mile (1.6 km) from its junction with the A968 road .