Island 188 - Houss Ness, East Burra, Shetland

Houss Ness is joined to East Burra by a short tombolo called the Ayre Dyke.  It is currently uninhabited and is grazed by sheep.  It is just over 2km from north to south but only 500 metres wide.  The highest point on the island is the Ward of Symbister, which is 62 metres above sea level.  There was once a village at Symbister, which is about halfway down the west coast.

There is room for a couple of cars to park at the end of the road at Houss on East Burra.  From there it is only a couple of hundred metres down a grassy path to the Ayre Dyke.

 Ruined building at the north end of the island looking south west towards West Burra

 Ayre Dyke
 

 Looking north towards the Ayre Dyke and East Burra

 Looking south east towards the deserted village of Symbister

Looking north towards the Ayre Dyke and East Burra