Scotland

Bressay

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Typesea island
GroupShetland, United Kingdom
Area27.5555 km²
Population368
Location60.14603, -1.09661
Highest point226.0 m

Part of the Scotland islands map and the Shetland, United Kingdom collection.

Names

Scottish Gaelic: Bressay; Welsh: Bressay

Geology

Bedrock: Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated) (Conglomerate, Sandstone, Siltstone And Mudstone), Mid Devonian–Mid Devonian. Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026, licensed under the BGS Open Data Licence (OGL v3.0). Source: BGS DigMapGB-625 Bedrock & Superficial WMS.

Nearby and related islands

Fair Isle
Inchcailloch
Iona
Islay
Isle of Arran
Isle of Bute
Isle of Mull
Isle of Skye

Sources

Wikidata · Q565640 · CC0

Last reviewed: 2026-08-13.