Papa Little
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| Papa Little | |
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| Location | |
 Papa Little
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| Papa Little shown within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU337610 |
| Names | |
| Norse name | Papey Litla |
| Meaning of name | Little island of the papar (priests) |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 226 ha |
| Area rank | 103 |
| Highest elevation | North Ward 82 m |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Local Authority | Shetland Islands |
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| References | [1][2][3] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Papa Little (Old Norse: Papey Litla, meaning "the little island of the priests") is an island in Shetland, Scotland.
The island lies at the head of Aith Voe in north west Mainland, Shetland, south of Muckle Roe. It is largely peat-covered and has been uninhabited since the 1840s.[4]
Its name means "little island of the papar" (as distinct from Papa Stour), who were Gaelic hermits or Culdees found as far north as Iceland.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Overview of Papa Little". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1412.html. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
Coordinates: 60°19′54″N 1°23′30″W / 60.33167°N 1.39153°W
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