The island belongs at the same time in common to the civil parishes of Delting and Yell.

She had been one of many sailing boats that took German emigrants from Hamburg to Victoria, in Australia, around the middle of the 19th century.

[8] During World War II, two sailors from neighbouring Yell wanted to return to their native island to celebrate Yule (Christmas) during their shore leave.

The weather was stormy and snowy and the usual ferry between the Mainland and Yell was not running, so they borrowed a friend's boat.

Forced to land on Bigga, they sheltered in the bothy and danced, and played the fiddle in order to stay warm.