Oxna
 View east towards Papa from Oxna | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Oxna Oxna shown within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU350372 |
| Coordinates | 60°07′N 1°22′W / 60.12°N 1.37°W |
| Name | |
| Name meaning | "ox island" |
| Old Norse name | yxn-øy |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Area | 68 ha (170 acres) |
| Area rank | 177 |
Highest elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Shetland Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| References | |
Oxna is one of the Scalloway Islands, lying north west of Burra in Shetland, Scotland. Oxna has an area of 68 hectares (170 acres).
The island has been uninhabited since the First World War, but there is a house which is still used as a holiday home.
Papa island lies a few hundred metres to the east of Oxna's north coast.
References
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
- ↑ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- ↑ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
60°7′8″N 1°22′10″W / 60.11889°N 1.36944°W
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