Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Eagleshay or Egilshay

Eagleshay or Egilshay, an island of Northmaven parish, Shetland, in Islesburgh cove, on the E of St Magnus Bay. It measures about 1½ mile both in length and in breadth, is excellent grazing-ground, and teems with rabbits.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Northmaven Parish       Shetland County
Place names: EAGLESHAY     |     EAGLESHAY OR EGILSHAY     |     EGILSHAY

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