Uyea
Shetland
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Quick Guide
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Situated near the tip of
North Mainland in the shadow of Ronas Hill (Shetland's highest hill at
450m), the Isle of Uyea supports a colony of around 1000 pairs of
Puffins
nesting in burrows on the top of the isle and in cracks in the cliffs. It is
also a significant popping ground for
grey seals.
Uyea is in the north of
Northmavine, featuring the oldest rocks on Shetland, the route to it uses a
newly improved and gated farm track to cross the boggy land around it. Look
for red throated divers on the various lochans. The track starts next to a
blue hut and descends for a few minutes past past farm building, ignoring a
track on the right the track climbs up onto the moorland. When the track
eventually descends towards the farm/croft at Uyea look for the line of an
old wall going SW. Follow this to South Wick, thus avoiding the fences
of the farm, then follow the coast round north to Uyea island. The island is
linked to the mainland at low tide only by a beach.
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Location: Uyea Isle, Shetland |
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Grid Reference:
HU606987 |
Ceremonial County:
Shetland Isles |
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Map Link:
Multimap
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Aerial photo:
Multimap Aerial
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Getting there: Take the A970 to North Roe and
walk 5 or 6 km west, either across the moorland or along the hilly north
coastline. A very rough track starting just before the school at North Roe
leads the way for about 2/3 of the distance but is only suitable for 4 wheel
drive vehicles. |
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Access:
The island is linked to the mainland at low tide only by a beach. |
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Website:
Shetland Heritage - Map
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Other Useful Websites:
Visit Shetland
Visit Scotland- Shetland
Wiki (1)
Wiki(2)
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