Yell

island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Key facts

Old norse name: Jala
Meaning of name: Possibly of Pictish origin or from Old Norse for 'barren'
Os grid reference: HU492935
Coordinates: 60°37′N 1°06′W / 60.62°N 1.1°W / 60.62; -1.1
Island group: Shetland
Area: 21,211 ha (81.9 sq mi)
Highest elevation: Hill of Arisdale 210 m (689 ft)
Council area: Shetland Islands
Country: Scotland
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Population density: 4.3 people/km
Largest settlement: Mid Yell

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Official website

Unst & Yell | National Trust for Scotland

Glorious Shetland islands known for seabird colonies, ‘dratsies’, seals and ponies

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Wikidata facts

Population: 966
Area: 212.11
Official website: www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/unst-yell
Image: Bouster.jpg

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Commons category: Yell, Shetland Islands

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Yell is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland. In the 2011 census it had a resident population of 966. It is the second largest island in Shetland after the Mainland with an area of 82 square miles (212 km), and is the third most populous in the archipelago (fifteenth out of the islands in Scotland), after the Mainland and Whalsay.

The island's bedrock is largely composed of Moine schist with a north–south grain, which was uplifted during the Caledonian mountain building period. Peat covers two-thirds of the island to an average depth of 1.5 metres (4.9 feet).