For other islands with similar names, see Gruney (disambiguation)

Gruney (disambiguation)

Gruney or Grunay is the name of several Shetland Islands. It derives from the Old Norse for "green island".-Other uses:* Gruna off Vementry* Gruney, one of the Ramna Stacks, a special protection area for birds* Haaf Gruney by Unst...

Sound Gruney is one of the Shetland islands. It lies about 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) north of Hamars Ness

Hamars Ness

Hamars Ness is a headland on the island of Fetlar in Shetland. The name is from the Old Norse Hamarsnes meaning "craggy headland". A ro-ro ferry is operated from here, which links Fetlar to the Shetland Mainland, and to the island of Unst. Hamars Ness is to the north of Fetlar's main village of...

 on Fetlar

Fetlar

Fetlar is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland, with a population of 86 at the time of the 2001 census. Its main settlement is Houbie on the south coast, home to the Fetlar Interpretive Centre...

, south of Unst

Unst

Unst is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third largest island in Shetland after the Mainland and Yell. It has an area of .Unst is largely grassland, with coastal cliffs...

, and to the east of Yell.

Geography

Gruney means a "green island", and "sound

Sound (geography)

In geography a sound or seaway is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay, deeper than a bight and wider than a fjord; or it may be defined as a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land ....

" refers to the strait. Sound Gruney's maximum elevation is about 9 metres (29.5 ft) above sea level.

Daaey is to the south east, and Urie Lingey

Urie Lingey

For other islands with similar names, see Linga Urie Lingey is one of the Shetland Islands. It is between Fetlar and Unst, and Yell is to the west.-Geography:...

 to the east. The latter is 1 km north of Urie Ness on Fetlar, hence the name. Wedder Holm is to the north east.