Ollaberry

Ollaberry

The waterfront at Ollaberry
Ollaberry
 Ollaberry shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU362804
Civil parishNorthmaven
Council areaShetland
Lieutenancy areaShetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01595
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentShetland
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 60°30′25″N 1°20′20″W / 60.507°N 1.339°W / 60.507; -1.339

Ollaberry (Old Norse: Olafrsberg, meaning Olaf's Hill) is a settlement on Mainland, Shetland on the west shore of Yell Sound. The land round here is fertile by Shetland standards.

Andrew Cheyne, the father of Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet the famous surgeon was from here.[1] Sir William himself was born at sea off Tasmania.

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