West Head of Papa
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West Head of Papa is a small tidal island
off Papa
in Shetland, and is one of the Scalloway Islands
. It is 21m at its highest point. East Head of Papa is part of Papa itself, so it is possible that West Head became separated in recent history.
Tidal island
A tidal island is a piece of land that is connected to the mainland by a natural or man-made causeway that is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide. Because of the mystique surrounding tidal islands many of them have been sites of religious worship, such as Mont Saint Michel with its...
off Papa
Papa, Shetland
Papa is an uninhabited island in the Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland.Papa lies north west of Burra and east of Oxna in the Shetland Islands.-Footnotes:...
in Shetland, and is one of the Scalloway Islands
Scalloway Islands
The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite Scalloway on south west of the Mainland . They form a mini-archipelago and include:* Burra ** West Burra...
. It is 21m at its highest point. East Head of Papa is part of Papa itself, so it is possible that West Head became separated in recent history.