| 词条 | Brother Isle |
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|Image=Brother Isle, Yell Sound - geograph.org.uk - 1924685.jpg |ImageCaption=West end of Brother Isle |location_map=Scotland Shetland |coordinates = {{coord|60.52|-1.22|display=inline}} |GridReference=HU425815 |caption= Brother Isle shown within Shetland |celtic name= |norse name=breiðare øy |meaning of name=broad beach island |area= {{convert|40|ha|acre}} |area rank= 220= |highest elevation= {{convert|25|m|ft|0}} |Population=0[1] |population rank= |main settlement= |island group=Shetland |local authority=Shetland Islands |references=[2][3] }} Brother Isle ({{lang-non|breiðare øy}} meaning broad beach island) is a small, uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland. It lies between the islands of Yell and Shetland Mainland. It is {{convert|40|ha|acre}} in size. Geography and geologyThe island's rock is "undifferentiated moine gneiss and quartzite."[2] HistoryIt is sometimes assumed that the "Brother" in the name refers to Culdees/papar who were frequent inhabitants of the smaller islands, however, in this case there is no apparent evidence for this claim, and it would appear to be merely folk etymology. At only 40 hectares in size (about 1/6 of a sq. mile) and surrounded by tidal rips which make landing difficult, it would seem unlikely that the island has ever been inhabited. However, Brother Isle was inhabited until the 1820s, latterly by brothers with the surname Tulloch. This led to the mistaken assumption that the island's name referred to them. In 2004, a lighthouse was built on the island. References1. ^{{NRS1C}} {{Yell Sound}}{{Lighthouses of the Northern Lighthouse Board}}{{coord|60.51489|N|1.22783|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(HU425815)|display=title}}{{Shetland-geo-stub}}2. ^1 {{Haswell-Smith}} 3. ^{{Ordnance Survey}} 2 : Uninhabited islands of Shetland|Former populated places in Scotland |
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