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List Of Places In Shetland
''Map of places in Shetland compiled from this list'' The List of places in Shetland is a list for any island, town, village or hamlet in the Shetland Islands council area of Scotland. Sourcewww.shetlopedia.com/Shetland_Settlements A *Aith * Aithsetter * Aywick B * Baliasta *Baltasound * Bardister * Basta *Belmont * Benston *Biggings *Bigton *Billister * Bixter * Boddam *Brae *Braehoulland * Braewick * Braewick * Breakon * Brettabister * Bridge End * Bridge of Walls * Brindister * Brindister * Brough *Brough Lodge *Browland * Buness * Burnside *Burra Voe *Burrafirth * Burraland *Burrastow *Burravoe * Burwick * Busta C * Caldback * Camb * Catfirth *Challister * Channerwick * Clivocast * Clothan *Clousta * Collafirth * Colvister *Copister *Cullivoe *Culswick * Cumlewick * Cunningsburgh * Cunnister * Cutts D * Dale of Walls * Dalsetter *Delting *Dunrossness * Dury E * East Burrafirth * East Hogaland * East Yell * Easter Quarff * Easter Skeld * Effirth * Eswick * Everton *Exnaboe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an origin with the German language, German word , the Dutch language, Dutch word , and the Old Norse . The original Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic word, *''tūnan'', is thought to be an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic language, Proto-Celtic *''dūnom'' (cf. Old Irish , Welsh language, Welsh ). The original sense of the word in both Germanic and Celtic was that of a fortress or an enclosure. Cognates of ''town'' in many modern Germanic languages designate a fence or a hedge. In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed, and through which a track must run. In England, a town was a small community that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billister
Billister is a settlement in the parish of Nesting, on the island of Mainland, in Shetland, Scotland. It is on Lax Firth. Billister was formerly the terminal for the ferry to Whalsay, although this has now moved to Laxo Laxo is a small settlement at the end of Laxo Voe in Vidlin, Shetland, Scotland. A ferry from the Mainland to Symbister in Whalsay operates from the nearby Laxo Ferry Terminal, and is operated by the Shetland Islands Council The Shetland Is .... The pier was built by the council in 1956. References External links Ports and Harbours of the UK - Quoys (Billister) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brough, Shetland
Brough is a settlement in western Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It lies to the southwest of Challister, northeast of New Park, and north of Tripwell. To the north is Kirk Ness, and Whalsay Parish Church. History Historically, fishing has been the main source of income in Brough. There is a burnt mound in the south of the village and an old horizontal mill which first appeared on an 1882 map. Cup marks A feature here is a hillock with two groups of cup-marks at , believed to date to the Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri .... The upper group features 10 much-weathered cups, around 2 inches in diameter on average and as deep as an inch in an area of about 18 by 19 inches. The lower group features at least 19 weathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brindister, West Mainland
Brindister is a settlement on the West Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is within the parish of Sandsting, and on the western shore of Brindister Voe. The remains of the Broch A broch is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure found in Scotland. Brochs belong to the classification "complex Atlantic roundhouse" devised by Scottish archaeologists in the 1980s. Their origin is a matter of some controversy. Origin ... of Brindister Voe are to the south-east of the settlement. Brindister provides the only road access to the sea on either side of the sinuous voe, which contains a long-line common mussel fishery. References External links Canmore - Brindister, Norse Mill site record [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brindister, South Mainland
Brindister is a village on South Mainland in Shetland, Scotland. Brindister is within the parish of Lerwick, and adjacent to the A970 The A970 is a single-carriageway road that runs from south to north of Mainland Shetland, Scotland. The road also spurs to Scalloway and North Roe. The road crosses the end of a runway at Sumburgh Airport Sumburgh Airport is the main ai ... south of Gulberwick. References External links Canmore - Brindister, Norse Mills site record Villages in Mainland, Shetland {{Shetland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walls, Shetland
Walls, known locally as Waas (Old Norse: ''Vagar'' = "Sheltered Bays" (voes) - the Ordnance Survey added the "ll" as they thought it was a corruption of "walls". Cf Vágar and Vágur in the Faroe Islands), is a settlement on the south side of West Mainland, Shetland Islands in Scotland. The settlement is at the head of Vaila Sound and sheltered even from southerly storms by the islands of Linga and Vaila. Walls is within the parish of Walls and Sandness. History One of its old names is " Vagaland", hence the name of the local poet. A pier was built at Walls in the 18th century, and from 1838, it was a center for fish curing. Walls itself is a quieter place than once it was. The large houses of Bayhall, now converted into flats, and Voe House are signs of past wealth, as are the three churches visible around the head of the sound. Two are still in use, while the third bears a sign showing its later conversion to a bakery. Waas was the childhood home of two fine poets, Vagala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge End, Shetland
West Burra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is connected by bridge to East Burra. With an area of , it is the eleventh-largest of the Shetland Islands. Geography The nearby south-facing sandy beach at Meal is a popular place on a warm day. At the south end of West Burra is Kettla Ness, with impressive cliff scenery; it is linked to the main island by a shingle and sand tombolo which also provides another attractive sandy beach. At Duncansclett, a traditional thatched cottage has recently been restored for use by the local history group; the building featured in the BBC television series, 'Restoration'. West Burra is linked to the Shetland Mainland via Trondra by a series of bridges. Settlements Hamnavoe (an extremely common Shetland name) is the main settlement, and there is also Bridge End, so called because it is near the bridge to East Burra. History ''Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland'' suggests that the name " Burr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brettabister
Brettabister is a settlement on the island of Mainland in Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the ..., Scotland. It is in the parish of Nesting. St. Ola's parish church lies to the east, near Houstabister. The war memorial for North Nesting parish is at the centre of Brettabister, adjacent to the B9075 road, opposite the junction with the road to Neap. References External links Canmore - Bretabister site record [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braewick, Sandsting
Braewick is a settlement on the west Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. Braewick is on the western shore of Aith Voe and north of Aith Aith, (Shetland dialect: Eid, Old Norse: ''Eið'', meaning Isthmus, cf Eday), is a village on the Northern coast of the West Shetland Mainland, Scotland at the southern end of Aith Voe, some west of Lerwick. Aith lies on the B9071 that runs sout ... itself. References External links Canmore - Braewick site record Villages in Mainland, Shetland {{Shetland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braehoulland
Braehoulland is a hamlet on Mainland, in Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the no ..., Scotland. Braehoulland is situated within the parish of Northmaven. Eshaness Community Centre is located in Braehoulland. There is a caravan site and a cafe located at the farmstead of Braewick, just south of the main cluster of buildings. Braewick beach is on a south-facing bay, with cliffs at the east and west sides, and with dramatic sea stacks further to the east. References External links Canmore - Loch Of Braehoulland site record [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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