Gloup

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Shetland Settlements

Name:	Gloup
UK Grid Reference:
Distance from Lerwick by road:	53 miles plus 1 ferry
Community Council:

Gloup, HP506046, is a small settlement at the north end of the island of Yell. The place name is derived from Glup, the old norse word for a geological feature.
Gloup is the site of a memorial for the fishermen lost in the Gloup fishing disaster of 1881.

See Also

• Gloup Haa
• The Gloup Disaster