Scotland

Wyre

Some only seasonally inhabited

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Typesea island
GroupOrkney
Area3.0249 km²
Population29
Location59.11939, -2.98118

Part of the Scotland islands map and the Orkney collection.

Names

Scottish Gaelic: Wyre; Welsh: Wyre

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 · Q537285 · CC0

Last reviewed: 2026-08-13.