Unst
Sign in to saveUnst (; ) is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after Mainland and Yell. It has an area of .
Key facts
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Shetland
- Scottish island.caption
- Unst shown within Shetland
- Scottish island.GridReference
- HP600091
- Scottish island.norse name
- Ǫmstr
- Scottish island.area rank
- 14
- Scottish island.highest elevation
- Saxa Vord,
- Scottish island.Population
- 644
- Scottish island.population rank
- 19
- Scottish island.population density
- 5.3 people/km²
- Scottish island.main settlement
- Baltasound
- Scottish island.island group
- Shetland
- Scottish island.local authority
- Shetland Islands
- Scottish island.Image
- Kidna Water - geograph.org.uk - 525714.jpg
- Scottish island.ImageCaption
- Kidna Water
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography and geology
- Economy and transport
- Saxa Vord
- RAF Saxa Vord
- Distillery
- Spaceport
- Wildlife
- Notable people
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
Unst (; ) is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after Mainland and Yell. It has an area of .
Unst is largely grassland, with coastal cliffs. Its main village is Baltasound, formerly the second-largest herring fishing port after Lerwick and now the location of a leisure centre and the island's airport. Other settlements include Uyeasound, home to Greenwell's Booth (a Hanseatic warehouse) and Muness Castle (built in 1598 and sacked by pirates in 1627); and Haroldswick, location of a boat museum and a heritage centre.