The beach on the north side of the tombolo (Banna Minn) is mainly silver sand but the beach on the southern side (West Voe) is comprised of pebbles.
The highest point on the island is The Ward at 58 metres above sea level. There are 4 small lochs on the island - Virda Vatn, Loch of Annyeruss , Outra Loch and Croo Loch. The stream running out of the southern end of Outra Loch has the remains of some old mills along it.
Banna Minn
This is the only house, which looks inhabitable.
Timber is in short supply on treeless islands, so old boats are quite often recycled into shed roofs.
Geo at the north end of the island |
West coast
Banna Minn from Kettla Ness |
Ruined village or farmstead
Kettla Ness from West Burra
West Voe, looking towards Kettla Ness
West Voe, looking towards Kettla Ness
Banna Minn, looking towards West Burra
Kettla Ness looking across Banna Minn
Memorial to Norwegian Axel Eliezer Nielsen on the tombolo
Mr Nielsen was a ship's carpenter. He drowned in 1903 when the ship he was on (the barque Louise) capsized off South Havra.
Small house on Kettla Ness
Kettla Ness Tombolo looking towards West Burra
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