Ollaberry (

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: Olafrsberg, meaning Olaf's Hill) is a village on

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, Scotland on the west shore of Yell Sound, north by road from Brae. Ollaberry Churchyard contains a Listed B monument, sculpted by John Forbes in 1754. Ollaberry Primary School was established in 1873.

Geography

Ollaberry is situated within the parish of Northmaven in the

Northmavine Northmavine or Northmaven (from Old Norse , "north of the narrow isthmus") is a peninsula in Shetland forming the northernmost part of Mainland. The peninsula has historically formed a civil parish of the same name. The modern Northmavine comm ...

area of the

of the Shetland Islands. Ollaberry was formerly a separate parish but united with Northmaven in the 16th century. By road, Ollaberry is north of Brae and east-northeast of

Hillswick Hillswick is a small village in Northmavine, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and lies to the north-north west of Mainland, Shetland, the most northerly group of islands in the United Kingdom. It is situated from Lerwick. There is a communit ...

. It lies on Ollaberry Bay on the west shore of Yell Sound, with the island of Lamba about to the east. There is a small beach and pier at Ollaberry, and a steep cliff falling to the sea to the northeast of the settlement.

Landmarks

The village contains Ollaberry Kirk. In the churchyard is a large memorial with Corinthian-like columns, the work of sculptor John Forbes in 1754. Known as Ollaberry Kirkyard Monument, it was designated a Historic Scotland Category B listed monument on 18 October 1977.

Education

Following the 1872 Act, a school board was formed in the Shetland Islands the following year, establishing schools in Ollaberry,

North Roe North Roe is a village, and protected area at the northern tip in the large Northmavine peninsula of the Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is a small village, with a school with less than a dozen pupils in 2011. The village is served by the A9 ...

, Collafirth,

Eshaness Esha Ness, also written Eshaness, is a peninsula on the west coast of Northmavine, on the island of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Esha Ness Lighthouse is located on the west coast of the peninsula, just south of Calder's Geo. The lighthouse was ...

, Urafirth, and Sullom. Ollaberry Primary School had been formed, and all of the schools were completed by 1880. Education Authority of Shetland gained authority of the schools in 1919. In 2014 it was proposed to close both

and Urafirth schools and merge with Ollaberry. the merge proposal would save a projected £156,000 a year in costs.

Notable people

Andrew Cheyne, the father of

Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet Rear admiral Sir William Watson Cheyne, 1st Baronet, (14 December 1852 – 19 April 1932) was a Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist who pioneered the use of antiseptic surgical methods in the United Kingdom. Early life and education Cheyne was ...

the famous surgeon was from here. Sir William himself was born at sea off

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. Andrew Rodger Waterston

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(1912–1996) was born and raised in Ollaberry, the son of Rev James Waterston minister of the

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References

External links

Northmavine - Ollaberry
{{Shetland Villages in Mainland, Shetland Northmavine