Northmavine or Northmaven ( non, Norðan Mæfeið, meaning ‘the land north of the

Mavis Grind Mavis Grind ( non, Mæfeiðs grind or ', meaning "gate of the narrow isthmus") is a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of the island of Shetland Mainland in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is said to be the only plac ...

’) is a peninsula in northwest

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Shetland in

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

. The peninsula has historically formed the

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Northmavine. The modern Northmavine community council area has the same extent. The area of the parish is given as 204.1 km².

Summary

The peninsula includes the northernmost part of

, and the

, spelt ''Northmaven'', comprises a number of adjacent islands, and measures by . Northmavine is in the north west of the island, and contains the villages of Hillswick, Ollaberry, and North Roe. An isthmus,

('), about a hundred yards across, forms the sole connection with the rest of Mainland. The coast is indented by numerous bays and consists largely of high, steep rocks. It has a number of high, fissured, cavernous cliffs on the west coast and consists of many skerries, islets, and offshore rocks. The interior has a very small amount of arable land; it consists mostly of rough, rising ground, including

Ronas Hill Ronas Hill (or Rönies Hill) is a hill in Shetland, Scotland. It is classed as a Marilyn, and is the highest point in the Shetland Islands at an elevation of . A Neolithic chambered cairn is located near the summit. Location Ronas Hill (, meani ...

, the highest point in all Shetland. Esha Ness Lighthouse is situated on the Northmavine peninsula. Tangwick Haa Museum preserves the history of Northmavine. Remains of ancient watch houses and remains of barrows and forts are also numerous.''Tangwick Haa Museum'' (Undiscovered Scotland)
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Notable people

William Jack (principal) William Jack (1768–1854) was a Church of Scotland academic who served as Principal of King's College, Aberdeen and formed part of the committee that created the University of Aberdeen by merging Aberdeen's two colleges, King's College and Mari ...

born and raised here

Population

At the provisional

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conducted in March 2017, the population numbered 741, yielding a population density of 3.6 per km², which is the second lowest in Shetland, after

Fetlar Fetlar ( sco, Fetlar) is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland, with a usually resident population of 61 at the time of the 2011 census. Its main settlement is Houbie on the south coast, home to the Fetlar Interpretive Centre. Fetlar i ...

Note

*This article incorporates text from Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone.

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