Scotland

Foula

Pop. 17; remote

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Typesea island
GroupShetland
Area13.1294 km²
Population38
Location60.13379, -2.07791
Highest point418.0 m

Part of the Scotland islands map and the Shetland collection.

Names

Scottish Gaelic: Foula; Irish: Foula; Welsh: Foula

Geology

Bedrock: Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated) (Conglomerate, Sandstone, Siltstone And Mudstone), Mid Devonian–Mid Devonian. Superficial deposits: Peat (Peat). 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 · Q932332 · CC0

Last reviewed: 2026-08-13.