Lamba

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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. Its main features are a 27m high light marking the entrance to Sullom Voe, and an adjacent communications mast. ()

Alternative names: Area: 106.26 acres (0.166 mi²)Coordinates: 60°31'6"N, 1°17'25"W

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Lamba – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ronas Hill, Punds Water, Uynarey, Fish Holm.

5.4 miW
Archaeological site
Ronas Hill, Hillswick
138 min walk • Ronas Hill is a hill in Shetland, Scotland. It is classed as a Marilyn, and is the highest point in the Shetland Islands at an elevation of 450 m. A Neolithic chambered cairn is located near the summit.
5.5 miSW
Archaeological site
Punds Water, Hillswick
141 min walk • Punds Water is a freshwater loch near Mangaster in Northmavine, Shetland. It also gives its name to a nearby Neolithic heel-shaped cairn.
3.3 miE
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Uynarey
84 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.
7.2 miSE
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Fish Holm
183 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.
1.6 miSE
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Little Roe
41 min walk • Little Roe is an island in Yell Sound in the Shetland...
7.1 miSE
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Linga
182 min walk • Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, in Yell Sound.
5.9 miSE
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Samphrey
151 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.
3.7 miE
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Bigga
94 min walk • Bigga is an uninhabited island in the Yell Sound between the Mainland and Yell in Shetland, Scotland.
2.3 miE
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Brother Isle
58 min walk • 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.