Uyeasound

Uyeasound is a village on the Isle of Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of Uyea.^[1]

Uyeasound
View from the Isle of Uyea, showing both the village and the sound of the same name
Uyeasound Location within Shetland
OS grid reference	HP590010
Civil parish	Unst
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01957
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
List of places UK Scotland 60.689°N 0.919°W / 60.689; -0.919

Uyeasound is home to Greenwell's Booth, a Hanseatic trading storehouse, as well as Muness Castle.^[2][3][4]

In popular culture

English rock band The Cure's 1993 EP, Lost Wishes, features an instrumental track titled "Uyea Sound".