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Fair Isle

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A first look at Fair Isle

Fair Isle (Old Norse: Friðarey) is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies 24 miles (38 km) south of Shetland Mainland, midway between Shetland and Orkney, and vies with Foula for the title of Britain's most remote inhabited island. The island is 3 miles long by 1.5 miles wide, and in 2011 had a population of 65. The main settlement is towards the south, the traditional…

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