OS grid reference HU362804 Country Scotland Post town SHETLAND Local time Friday 5:39 AM Council area Shetland | Lieutenancy area Shetland Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district ZE2 Dialling code 01595 Civil parish Northmavine | |
Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 39 km/h, 83% Humidity |
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.
Map of Ollaberry, Shetland, UK
Andrew Cheyne, the father of Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet the famous surgeon was from here. Sir William himself was born at sea off Tasmania.
References
Ollaberry Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA