Island 385 - Oggar Holm, Vementry, Shetland

Oggar Holm is an uninhabited tidal island located between Shetland Mainland at the hamlet (2 houses) of Vementry and the island of Vementry.  Vementry is located 4 miles north west of the village of Aith and up a narrow no through road with not that many passing places.  However I didn't meet any cars at any inconvenient points.

Oggar Holm is accessible at low tide across a 50 metre long shingle causeway, which is covered in seaweed in places.  The island is about 250 metres in diameter.  It was being grazed by sheep when I visited in mid June 2017 but they took one look at me and ran back across the causeway and up the nearby hill.  The grass was studded with yellow tormentil flowers.  There was a swan swimming in Cribba Sound just off the island and I also heard a snipe drumming while I was on the island.

There was a track of sorts down to Oggar Holm from the cattle grid just before the end of the council maintained road and there was also a convenient spot here to park the car. 

The hamlet of Vementry from Oggar Holm

 

Mussel farm? in Cribba Sound looking towards Vementry from Oggar Holm

 

The headland of Builly from Oggar Holm

 

Oggar Holm from Vementry