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Vementry
Vementry (Old Norse: "Vemunðarey"〔) is an uninhabited Scottish island in Shetland on the north side of the West Mainland, lying south of Muckle Roe.
== Description and history ==
The island is known for its well-preserved chambered cairn. The well-preserved remains of a Neolithic heel-shaped cairn about in diameter and rising to over in height.〔("Vementry" ). RCAHMS. Retrieved 27 September 2013.〕
Also on the island are two 6-in QF Mk I First World War gun emplacements which overlook the narrow entrance into the former naval anchorage of Busta Voe on Swarbacks Head, a cliff standing around above sea level. These guns were removed from HMS Gibraltar an Edgar-class cruiser which was acting as a depot ship for 10th Cruiser Squadron. They were manned by a mixed crew of RN sailors and Royal Marines. The guns are mounted on concrete platforms en barbette on concrete platforms with a high concrete parapet and gun shield to provide protection against incoming fire. There are two ammunition lockers built into the parapet of each gun platform and each platform is linked to a separate main magazine by a trench. A simple stone and concrete fire control pillbox also exists on the site. The guns were abandoned in situ after the end of the First World War and were never used after this time.
The island was last inhabited in the 1840s, and is now the largest uninhabited island of Shetland. Access to the island is normally via a request to Vementry Farm on the Mainland.
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