Which is the most northerly inhabited island in the British Isles?
Muness Castle Palace at Kirkwall, Orkney. In 1627 the castle was burnt down, and may never have been fully repaired. The castle is now roofless and missing its upper storey. Aerial photographs reveal the possible presence of a formal garden to the south-west of the castle. It is in the care of Historic Scotland as a Scheduled monument. Muness Castle Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is east of the village of Uyeasound. Unst is Scotland's most northerly inhabited island, and Muness is the most northerly fortalice in the British Isles.
Terminology of the British Isles "British Isles". The "Northern" in "Northern Ireland" is not completely accurate. The most northerly point on the island, Malin Head, is in the Republic of Ireland—in County Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula. The dictionary definition of British Isles is that it is a geographical term that refers to the whole of Ireland and Great Britain as well as the surrounding islands. It is sometimes incorrectly used as if identical to the UK; or to refer to Great Britain and the surrounding islands, excluding the island of Ireland entirely. The BBC and "The Times" have style guides that mandate the dictionary definition but