Brother Isle

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Brother Isle is a small, uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland. It lies between the islands of Yell and Shetland Mainland. It is 40 hectares in size. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 60°31'3"N, 1°13'26"W

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Brother Isle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lamba, Uynarey, Fish Holm, Little Roe.

2.3 miW
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Lamba
58 min walk • Lamba is an uninhabited island in Yell Sound in Shetland. It lies 1.5 km north of the entrance to the Sullom Voe inlet and 1.4 kilometres east of the Mainland coastline near Ollaberry. Rising 35 metres above sea level, it has an area of 43 hectares.
1.1 miSE
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Uynarey
28 min walk • Uynarey is one of the Shetland islands in Yell Sound, just to the north of Bigga, and east of Brother Island. It is an RSPB reserve. The name comes from the Norse for "venerated island", and this may reflect a Culdee connection.
5.6 miSE
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Fish Holm
144 min walk • Fish Holm is a small island, 1.5 miles east of Mainland, Shetland. It is near the village of Mossbank. It is 20 metres at its highest point, and a mile south of Samphrey in Yell Sound.
2 miSW
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Little Roe
52 min walk • Little Roe is an island in Yell Sound in the Shetland...
4.8 miSE
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Orfasay
124 min walk • Orfasay is one of the Shetland Islands.
5.8 miSE
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Linga
149 min walk • Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, in Yell Sound.
4.2 miSE
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Samphrey
108 min walk • Samphrey is an uninhabited island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. One of Fair Isle's old names is "Friðarey" which is of similar origin.
1.8 miSE
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Bigga
46 min walk • Bigga is an uninhabited island in the Yell Sound between the Mainland and Yell in Shetland, Scotland.