Holm of North Voxter is an unnamed island. I named it, as it is plenty big enough to count as an island. It is a low lying tidal island about half way up Aith Voe, close to the hamlet of North Voxter on the east coast of Shetland Mainland. It is attached to the hamlet of Longwell at low tide by about 100 metres of muddy shingle. The island is about 100m from north to south by 75m from east to west.
I parked in a large layby at North Voxter and as I was about to set off a local resident drove by and stopped for a chat. I asked him if it was permissible to visit the island, if it had a name and if the crossing was solid. He confirmed it would be permissible to visit, that the shingle was solid, said he didn't think it had a name and to be careful as the tide had turned and was now coming in.
It was an easy crossing to the island with just a shallow channel of water to cross. Holm of North Voxter is ungrazed but someone visits it, as a wild rose had been planted with a guard around it close to an unidentified rusting iron object. Sea campion, tormentil, iris, thrift and scabious were also growing on the island.
I parked in a large layby at North Voxter and as I was about to set off a local resident drove by and stopped for a chat. I asked him if it was permissible to visit the island, if it had a name and if the crossing was solid. He confirmed it would be permissible to visit, that the shingle was solid, said he didn't think it had a name and to be careful as the tide had turned and was now coming in.
It was an easy crossing to the island with just a shallow channel of water to cross. Holm of North Voxter is ungrazed but someone visits it, as a wild rose had been planted with a guard around it close to an unidentified rusting iron object. Sea campion, tormentil, iris, thrift and scabious were also growing on the island.
Looking north east - unidentified metal object and wild rose
Looking south down Aith Voe
Looking north towards Longwell
Holm of North Voxter from Longwell
Holm of North Voxter from Longwell
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