Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Samphrey

Samphrey, an uninhabited island of Delting parish, Shetland, in the SE entrance of Yell Sound, ¾ mile S by W of the south-western extremity of Yell island. It has an utmost length and breadth of 7½ and 4½ furlongs, and attains a maximum altitude of 99 feet. Samson's Ribs. See Arthur's Seat.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "an uninhabited island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Delting ScoP       Shetland ScoCnty

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