Cullivoe (

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

: ''Kollavágr'' - Bay of Kolli), is a village on

Yell A yell is a loud vocalization; see screaming. Yell may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Yell, Shetland, one of the North Isles of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland * Yell Sound, Shetland, Scotland United States * Yell, Tennessee, an uni ...

in the

Shetland Islands Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the Uni ...

. It is in the north east of the island, near

Bluemull Sound Bluemull Sound is the strait between Unst and Yell in Shetland's North Isles. A ferry service crosses it regularly. Cullivoe is on the Yell side, and the island of Linga A lingam ( , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as ...

, not far from

Unst Unst (; ) is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after Shetland Mainland, Mainland and Yell (island), Yell. It has an area o ...

. Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at

Gutcher Gutcher is a settlement on the northeast coast of Yell, Shetland, Yell in the Shetland islands. From here, rollon/roll off ferry services to Belmont, Shetland, Belmont on Unst and Hamars Ness on Fetlar operate. The settlement has a harbour, and a ...

. However the harbour, built in 1991, remains the most active on the island and one of the largest UK fishing ports by UK vessels.

Strawberries The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid plant cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The genus ''Fragaria'', the strawberries, is in the rose family, Rosaceae. The fruit is appreciated f ...

are also grown, at Cullivoe, in polythene tunnels. The ruined church of St Olaf and cemetery give the place an historical air. The Sands of Breckon composed of crushed shells are near here. Cullivoe holds an annual

Up Helly Aa Up Helly Aa ( ; literally "Up Holy ">ay/nowiki> All") is a type of fire festival held annually from January to March in various communities in Shetland, Scotland, to mark the end of the Yule season. Each festival involves a torchlit processio ...

, on the last Friday in February. Cullivoe also has its own dance band, once fronted by the late Willie Hunter, as well as the Cullivoe Fiddlers, highlighting traditional Shetland music.

References

External links

Undiscovered Scotland - Cullivoe
Villages in Yell, Shetland Fishing communities in Scotland {{Shetland-geo-stub