Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Foula

Foula, island (3 miles by 1½ mile), Walls par., Shetland, 16 miles SW. of the nearest point of Mainland, 27 W. of Scalloway, and 35 N. of Orkney, pop. 267; P.O.; rises from the sea in lofty cliffs, which swarm with sea-fowl; is much frequented as a fishing station.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Walls and Sandness ScoP       Shetland ScoCnty
Place: Foula

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