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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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.
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