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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Lunna like this:
Lunna, a coast village in the Lunasting portion of Nesting parish, Shetland, 9 miles NE of Voe and 25 N of Lerwick. The headland of Lunna Ness terminates 5 miles to the NE; and ¼ mile further is the little islet of Lunna Holm. Lunna Firth, washing the W side of the headland, penetrates 7½ miles southward and south-westward in three ramifications, separates the headland and the adjacent parts of the mainland from the S coast of Yell island, strikes north-westward into junction with Yell Sound, contains numerous islands and islets, and is exccellent fishing-ground.
Lunna is now part of SHETLAND ISLANDS Council. Click here for graphs and data of how SHETLAND ISLANDS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lunna itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lunna, in Shetland Islands and Shetland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22215
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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