Papa Little

Papa Little
Location
Papa Little
Papa Little shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU337610
Names
Norse name	Papey Litla
Meaning of name	Little island of the papar (priests)
Area and summit
Area	226 ha
Area rank	103
Highest elevation	North Ward 82 m
Population
Population	0
Groupings
Island group	Shetland
Local Authority	Shetland Islands
References	[1][2][3]
If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census.

Papa Little (Old Norse: Papey Litla, meaning "the little island of the priests") is an island in Shetland, Scotland.

The island lies at the head of Aith Voe in north west Mainland, Shetland, south of Muckle Roe. It is largely peat-covered and has been uninhabited since the 1840s.^[4]

Its name means "little island of the papar" (as distinct from Papa Stour), who were Gaelic hermits or Culdees found as far north as Iceland.

Footnotes

1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
3. ^ Ordnance Survey
4. ^ "Overview of Papa Little". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1412.html. Retrieved 2007-11-11. 

Coordinates: 60°19′54″N 1°23′30″W / 60.33167°N 1.39153°W / 60.33167; -1.39153

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