Ollaberry | |
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The waterfront at Ollaberry |
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Ollaberry shown within Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HU362804 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Postcode district | ZE2 |
Dialling code | 01595 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
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. Sir William himself was born at sea off Tasmania.