Pund is an unremarkable small grass covered island linked to Lunna on Shetland Mainland at low tide by a gravelly seaweed strewn causeway. It has more than enough grass to graze a few sheep but apart from a few oystercatchers I didn't see any other wildlife, although I expect that otters are in the area. It is definitely cut off at high tide, as we visited on our way to see the historic Lunna Kirk on our way home from a day trip to Out Skerries and the causeway was under water. I came back a few days later on a sunny evening, having made a diversion on my way home from Papa Stour to Lerwick, as the low tide time was just right.
The island is about 200 metres from north to south by 150 metres from east to west and the highest point is less than 20 metres above sea level. The tidal causeway is about 100 metres long.
The tidal causeway from Lunna, looking towards Pund
View looking north from the north end of Pund
Looking south towards Mainland from Pund
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