Hevera, an island of Bressay parish, Shetland, in Scalloway Bay, 2 miles S of Burra. It measures 1 mile in diameter, has the appearance of a high rock, and is accessible only at one wild creek, overhung by cliffs. Near its S side is an islet, called Little Hevera. Pop. (1871) 32, (1881) 35.

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