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Hildasay

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Hildasay
Norse nameHildasey
Meanin o namebattle island, or island o Hilda
Location
Hildasay is located in Shetland
Hildasay
Hildasay
Hildasay shawn within Scotland
OS grid referenceHU355403
Coordinates60°08′N 1°22′W / 60.14°N 1.36°W / 60.14; -1.36
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Aurie108 hectare (0.42 sq mi)
Aurie rank146 [1]
Heichest elevation32 metre (105 ft)
Admeenistration
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
KintraScotland
Cooncil aurieShetland Islands
Demografics
Population0
References[2][3][4][5]

Hildasay (Auld Norse: Hildasey), kent as Hildisay an aa, is an uninhabitit island off the wast coast o the Shetland Mainland.

References

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  1. Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
  2. 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Ordnance Survey
  5. Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9

Coordinates: 60°8′48″N 1°21′35″W / 60.14667°N 1.35972°W / 60.14667; -1.35972