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Ollaberry

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Ollaberry
The waterfront at Ollaberry
OS grid referenceHU362804
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01595
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland

Ollaberry (Old Norse: Olafrsberg, meaning Olaf's Hill) is a settlement on Mainland, Shetland on the west shore of Yell Sound. The land round here is fertile by Shetland standards.

Andrew Cheyne, the father of Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet the famous surgeon was from here.[1] Sir William himself was born at sea off Tasmania.

References

  1. ^ "Cheyne, Sir William Watson (1852 - 1932)". Royal College of Surgeons of England. Retrieved 15 December 2014.