Huney

Key Information

Location
Huney Huney shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HP648063
Coordinates	60°44′06″N 0°48′40″W / 60.735095°N 0.811143°W / 60.735095; -0.811143
Physical geography
Island group	Shetland
Area	17 hectares (42 acres)[1]
Highest elevation	19 m
Administration
Council area	Shetland Islands
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0[2]
References	[3][4]
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Huney is an uninhabited island due east of the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.^[3] The island is located approximately 1 kilometre south west of Balta and has an area of just under 0.2 square kilometres (0.08 sq mi). Huney is separated from Unst by a narrow channel called The Yei.^[3] At extremely low tides a sandy tombolo may connect Huney to Unst.^[5]

The World War I British E-class submarine E49 was sunk in the channel between Huney and Balta with the loss of 3 officers and 28 ratings on 12 March 1917. The submarine was heading out of Balta Sound on patrol when it struck a naval mine probably lain by German U-boat UC-76. The wreck is now a designated war grave.^[6]

1. ^ "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
2. ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
4. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 1 Shetland (Yell, Unst & Fetlar) (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 9780319228074.
5. ^ Pennington, Mike "The Yei, Huney" Geograph. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
6. ^ "Hms/E49: Balta Sound, Unst, North sea". RCAHMS. Retrieved 23 September 2013.

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60°44′N 0°49′W / 60.733°N 0.817°W / 60.733; -0.817