Vaila Sound

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Old postcard of Vaila Sound

The cliffs on the North Side of the sound, Burrastow

Vaila Sound, (HU235480), on the southwest corner of the West Shetland Mainland, is a south facing bay sheltered by the island of Vaila.
At the north end of the sound lies the village of Walls. Boating access to the sound is either through Wester Sound, between Burrastow and Vaila, or through Easter Sound, between Vaila and Whites Ness.

In the centre of Vaila Sound is the uninhabited island of Linga.

The La Bonne Resolution wrecked at the entrance to the sound in November 1805, and the Gem drove from anchor in the sound and wrecked on Limekiln Point on January 26th/27th 1877.

Vaila Sound 2009 - Looking Southeast across the sound from a spot near Burrastow House

Vaila Sound 2007