Foula

Foula shown within Shetland Islands

Foula is the westernmost inhabited island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It has a population of around forty people, and the nearest other settlement is fourteen miles across the Atlantic Ocean, making Foula the most remote of all the inhabited British Isles. The film "Edge of the World" used Foula as its location.

The island is known for its 400 metre-high cliffs and its birds, including Arctic terns, red-throated divers and great skuas.

Foula uses the Julian calendar, particularly in the marking of Christmas Day and New Year. The island was also the last place where Norn was used as a first language, and the local dialect is strongly influence by Norse. The island was also the last place in Scotland where Udal law was used.

Ferries from the island sail from the main settlement of Ham to Walls and Scalloway on the Shetland Mainland, and flights head from Foula's airstrip to Tingwall.

The island's main industries are sheep farming and tourism.