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Foula, island (3 miles by 1½ mile), Walls par., Shetland, 16 miles SW. of the nearest point of Mainland, 27 W. of Scalloway, and 35 N. of Orkney, pop. 267; P.O.; rises from the sea in lofty cliffs, which swarm with sea-fowl; is much frequented as a fishing station.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Walls and Sandness Parish Shetland County |
| Place: | Foula |
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