Fetlar
Location
OS grid reference:	HU620919
Names
Gaelic name:	Unknown
Norse name:	Fætilar
Meaning of name:	'prosperous land'
Area and Summit
Area:	4,078 ha
Area rank if >40 ha:	25
Highest elevation:	Vord Hill 158 m
Population
Population (2001):	86
Population rank:	47 out of 97
Main settlement:	Houbie
Groupings
Island Group:	Shetland
Local Authority:	Shetland Islands
References:	[1][2][3][4]

Buildings at Houbie on Fetlar, including the primary school.

Fetlar is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland, with a population of 86 people. Its main settlement is Houbie on the south coast, home to the Fetlar Interpretive Centre. Fetlar is the fourth largest island of Shetland and has an area of sixteen square miles. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. ... For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas of Scotland which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils which have the option under the Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997 (as chosen by Na h-Eileanan an Iar) of being known... Location Geography Area Ranked 12th  - Total 1,466 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Lerwick ISO 3166-2 GB-ZET ONS code 00RD Demographics Population Ranked 31st  - Total (2005) 22,000  - Density 15 / km² Scottish Gaelic  - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics Shetland Islands Council http://www. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Image File history File links McdonaldBoat. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (872 × 654 pixel, file size: 187 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Fetlar Primary School 2006 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (872 × 654 pixel, file size: 187 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Fetlar Primary School 2006 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... The North Isles are the northern islands of the Shetland Islands. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 12th  - Total 1,466 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Lerwick ISO 3166-2 GB-ZET ONS code 00RD Demographics Population Ranked 31st  - Total (2005) 22,000  - Density 15 / km² Scottish Gaelic  - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics Shetland Islands Council http://www. ... This article is about the country. ...

The northern part of Fetlar is a RSPB reserve, home to several important breeding species including Arctic Skuas and Whimbrels. Of greatest importance though are Red-necked Phalaropes, for which the Loch of Funzie is the most important breeding site in the United Kingdom, and for a while during the 1990s was the only breeding site in the country. A pair of Snowy Owls famously bred here in the 1960s, they lasted until the 1980s but are no longer present. The island is known as "The Garden of Shetland," due to its highly fertile soil.^{[citation needed]} The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is Europes largest wildlife conservation charity. ... Binomial name Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Arctic Skua, Stercorarius parasiticus, known as the Parasitic Jaeger in North America, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. ... Binomial name Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. ... Binomial name Phalaropus lobatus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, is a small wader. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Strix scandiaca Linnaeus, 1758 Nyctea scandiaca Stephens, 1826 The Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Another attraction on the island is Brough Lodge, built by Arthur Nicolson in the 1840s. The Fetlar sheepdog trials take place annually, normally in July.^{[citation needed]} Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock (1849-1928), known as Sir Arthur Nicolson, 11th Baronet, from 1899 to 1916, was a British diplomat and politician through the last quarter of the 19th century to the middle of World War I. He was educated at Rugby and... // First use of general anesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long The first electrical telegraph sent by Samuel Morse on May 24, 1844 from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.. First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi, Northland New Zealand. ... A Sheep dog is a type of domestic dog whose original purpose was to herd or guard sheep. ...

Its most famous son was Sir William Watson Cheyne Bt FRS FRCS, a close associate of Lord Lister and one of the pioneers of antiseptics. He was professor of surgery at King's College London, President of the Royal College of Surgeons and wrote many books on medical treatments. He was made a baronet for services to medicine in 1908, was an MP first for the Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews and then the Combined Scottish Universities in 1917 and 1918. He was Lord Lieutenant of the Shetland Islands from 1919 to 1930. Sir William Watson, 1st Baronet Cheyne KCMG CB FRCS (December 14, 1852, off Hobart, Tasmania – April 19, 1932, Fetlar, Shetland Islands, Scotland) was a British surgeon and bacteriologist, who pioneered the use of antiseptical surgical methods in the United Kingdom, as well as abdominal surgery. ... Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, OM , FRS (5 April 1827 – 10 February 1912) was an English surgeon who promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. ... An antiseptic solution of iodine applied to a cut Antiseptics (Greek αντί, against, and σηπτικός, putrefactive) are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction. ... Mascot Reggie the lion Affiliations University of London Russell Group Golden Triangle Website http://www. ... The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients. ...

Ferries sail daily from Hamars Ness on Fetlar to Gutcher on Yell and Belmont on Unst. The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, circa 1945. ... Gutcher is a settlement on the northeast coast of Yell in the Shetland islands. ... Yell shown within Shetland Islands Look up yell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Unst shown within Shetland Islands The worlds most comfortable bus shelter? Unst is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. ...

References

1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
3. ^ Ordnance Survey
4. ^ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9

Scotland | Shetland Islands
Inhabited islands: Mainland | Bressay | Burra | Fair Isle | Fetlar | Foula | Muckle Roe | Out Skerries | Papa Stour | Trondra | Unst | Vaila | Whalsay | Yell
Other islands: Mousa | Noss
Towns and villages: Lerwick | Aith | Baltasound | Brae | Grutness | Gutcher | Haroldswick | Scalloway | Symbister | Toft | Ulsta | Uyeasound | Vidlin |Walls
Extreme points: Hermaness | Sumburgh Head
Archaeological sites: Jarlshof, Mousa Broch

Coordinates: 60°37′N, 0°52′W This is a list of the islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain, as well as a table of the largest Scottish islands. ... This article is about the country. ... The Shetland Islands, also called Shetland (archaically spelled Zetland) formerly called Hjaltland, comprise one of 32 council areas of Scotland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Shetland. ... Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. ... Bressay ( From Old Norse meaning Broad Sound Island) is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, with a population of around 400 people. ... Burra shown within Shetland Islands Burra is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. ... West cliffs, looking southwest towards Malcolms Head. ... Foula shown within Shetland Islands On the same latitude as Saint Petersburg lies hidden the bleak and yet spectacular island of Foula, Britain’s most remote permanently inhabited island, being one of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, and owned since the turn of the 20th Century by the Holbourn family. ... Muckle Roe is an island in Shetland, Scotland. ... The Outer Skerries, often called the Out Skerries or just The Skerries (although this may lead to confusion with the Ve Skerries), are a island group in Shetland, Scotland. ... Papa Stour shown within Shetland Islands Papa Stour is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, with a population of around thirty people, some of whom have immigrated since an appeal for residents in the 1970s. ... Trondra is an island in Shetland, Scotland. ... Unst shown within Shetland Islands The worlds most comfortable bus shelter? Unst is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. ... Vaila is an island in Shetland, Scotland, lying south of the Westland peninsula of the Shetland Mainland. ... Whalsay shown within Shetland Islands Whalsay (From Old Norse meaning Whale Island) is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, with a population of more than 1000 people. ... Yell shown within Shetland Islands Look up yell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Mousa is a small island in Shetland, uninhabited since the nineteenth century. ... Noss is a small island in Shetland, Scotland, uninhabited since 1939. ... Lerwick Lerwick is the only burgh and main port of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, found more than 100 miles (160 km) off the north coast of mainland Great Britain. ... Aith is a settlement on Shetland Mainland. ... Baltasound is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in Shetland. ... Look up brae in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Gutcher is a settlement on the northeast coast of Yell in the Shetland islands. ... Haroldswick or Harolds Wick, meaning Harolds Bay, is on Unst, Shetland Islands, and is one of the most northerly settlements in the British Isles. ... Scalloway is the largest settlement on Shetlands Atlantic coast and until 1708 was the capital of Shetland. ... , Symbister is the largest village on the island of Whalsay, Shetland. ... Toft is a ferry port approximately one mile north of Mossbank on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. ... Ulsta is a village at the south-west corner of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. ... Uyeasound is a village on the island Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands. ... Vidlin, Shetland Vidlin is a small village located in the Shetland Islands. ... Walls is a settlement on the south side of West Mainland, Shetland Islands, at the head of Vaila Sound and sheltered even from southerly storms by the islands of Linga and Vaila. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sumburgh Head is located at the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland in northern Scotland. ... Jarlshof is the best known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. ... Mousa Broch is the finest example of a Broch in Shetland, and one of the finest examples of an Iron Age round tower or broch in the world. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...