History thumb|left|179px|Fair Isle (Feedero) depicted close to Shetland (Hetlandia) on the 1539 Carta Marina Fair Isle has been occupied since Neolithic times, which is remarkable given the lack of raw materials on the island, although it is surrounded by rich fishing waters. There are two known Iron Age sites: a promontory fort at Landberg and the foundations of a house underlying an early Christian settlement at Kirkigeo.
History thumb|left|179px|Fair Isle (Feedero) depicted close to Shetland (Hetlandia) on the 1539 Carta Marina Fair Isle has been occupied since Neolithic times which is remarkable given the lack of raw materials on the island although it is surrounded by rich fishing waters There are two known Iron Age sites a promontory fort at Landberg and the foundations of a house underlying an early Christian settlement at Kirkigeo