Vementry
60°20′N 1°28′W
Vementry (Shaetlan pronunciation: ['vɛməntri] VEM-ən-tree; Old Norse: "Vemunðarey") is an uninhabited Scottish island in Shetland on the north side of the West Mainland, lying south of Muckle Roe.
Terrain
60°20′N 1°28′W
Overview
Vementry (Shaetlan pronunciation: ['vɛməntri] VEM-ən-tree; Old Norse: "Vemunðarey") is an uninhabited Scottish island in Shetland on the north side of the West Mainland, lying south of Muckle Roe.
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Nearest islands
- Papa Little3.7 km
- Muckle Roe5.0 km
- Linga6.5 km
- 9.7 km
- Mainland12 km
- Whalsay26 km
Also in Shetland
Also in British Isles
Great Britain
218,685 km²▲ 1,345 m
Major islands
Ireland
83,553 km²▲ 1,039 m
Major islands
Lewis and Harris
2,149 km²▲ 799 m
Minor islands
Isle of Skye
1,636 km²▲ 992 m
Minor islands
Mainland
953 km²▲ 450 m
Minor islands
Isle of Mull
885 km²▲ 966 m
Minor islands
Anglesey
680 km²▲ 178 m
Minor islands
Islay
618 km²▲ 491 m
Minor islands
Also in Lee Skerries
Muckle Roe
17.2 km²▲ 172 m
Minor islands
Papa Little
2.1 km²▲ 82 m
Minor islands
Linga
0.63 km²▲ 69 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
0.21 km²▲ 37 m
Minor islands
Also in Burki Skerries
Muckle Roe
17.2 km²▲ 172 m
Minor islands
Papa Little
2.1 km²▲ 82 m
Minor islands
Linga
0.63 km²▲ 69 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
0.21 km²▲ 37 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Maa Loch brig
Naval guns placed on an island hill top during the First World War
Gibralter's guns have been left on Vementry but their breaches were removed to render them unusable
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Gibraltar's guns on Vementry. Ronaldcameron / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maa Loch brig - geograph.org.uk - 2675380. David Nicolson / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gun on Vementry. Ronaldcameron / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Weedy Vementry Lochan - geograph.org.uk - 2277162. David Nicolson / CC BY-SA 2.0