Fair Isle, sometimes Fairisle, is the southernmost Shetland island, situated roughly 38km from the Shetland Mainland and about 43km from North Ronaldsay. The entire archipelago lies off the northernmost coast of Scotland, in the North Sea…
Fair Isle, sometimes Fairisle, is the southernmost Shetland island, situated roughly 38km from the Shetland Mainland and about 43km from North Ronaldsay. The entire archipelago lies off the northernmost coast of Scotland, in the North Sea. As the most remote inhabited island in the United Kingdom, Fair Isle is known for its wild bird observatory, interesting historic shipwrecks, Scottish and Shetland-style traditional music, and its traditional style of knitting. The island has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1954.
Population: 65
Old Norse name: Friðarøy/Friðarey
Meaning of name: "fair island" or possibly "far-off isle" or "sheep isle". The Norse form Friðarey means literally "calm/peaceful isle" or "island (ey) of tranquility (frið(u)r)".
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