Rumble, Shetland

Rumble viewed from the south

Rumble is a skerry^[1]^[2] in the Shetland islands of Scotland, situated roughly 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east off the coast of Huxter, southeastern Whalsay. It lies 0.75 miles (1.21 km) to southwest of East Linga.^[2] The main island, also known as Rumble Holm,^[3]^[4] is 27 feet (8.2 m) high.^[2] Nearby and to the north are the Flaeshans of Rumble, a series of small islets and stacks and Burlastack of Rumble lies to the east. On the northern side of the main island is an inlet, known as the Voe of Rumble.^[5] Lobsters and prawns are said to shelter here.^[4] It is also mentioned that a ship named Griften of unknown nationality was shipwrecked either here or on the Holm of Sandwick in 1611.^[6]

References

↑ Norie, John William (1818). New and extensive sailing directions for the navigation of the North sea, arranged and written to accompany the new charts, drawn by J.W. Norie. p. 89. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
1 2 3 United States. Hydrographic Office (1950). Sailing directions for the north and east coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. p. 312. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
↑ Commonwealth Shipping Committee (1910). Report. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 112. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
1 2 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 454. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
↑ "Scarfmoor Burn, HU 605 607 GB Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
↑ Old-lore Miscellany of Orkney, Shetland, Caitness and Sutherland. Viking Club. 1907. p. 123. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

Coordinates: 60°19′35″N 0°54′22″W / 60.32639°N 0.905983°W / 60.32639; -0.905983

Whalsay

Settlements	Brough Challister Clate Hamister Huxter Isbister Marrister New Park North Park Saltness Sandwick Skaw Sodom Symbister Treawick Tripwell Vaivoe Vats-houll

Geography	Bays, cliffs, and headlands: List of coastal features of Whalsay Linga Sound Islets: East Linga Holm of Sandwick Inner Holm of Skaw Isbister Holm Mooa Nista Outer Holm of Skaw Rumble Skate of Marrister West Linga Hills: Setter Hill Lochs: Little Water Loch of Houll Loch of Huxter Loch of Isbister Loch of Livister Loch of Sandwick Loch of Stanefield Loch of Vats-houll Nuckro Water East Loch of Skaw West Loch of Skaw Streams: Breiwick Burn Falsa Burn Scarfmoor Burn

Archaeological sites	Benie Hoose Huxter Fort Peerie Roonie House Pettigarths Field Cairns Standing Stones of Yoxie

Buildings	Pier House Museum Symbister House Whalsay airstrip Whalsay Parish Church Whalsay School

Eastern Shetland Islands

Andooing Skerry Bressay (Lerwick) East Linga Flaeshans of Sandwick Grif Skerry Grunnels Stack Holm of Noss Holm of Sandwick Inner Holm of Skaw Isbister Holm Mooa Mousa Noss Nista Out Skerries Outer Holm of Skaw Rumble Sava Skerry Skate of Marrister Trota Stack West Linga Veeda Stack Whalsay Whelsiegeo Stacks

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