Cullivoe (
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is 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 of Scandinavia and t ...
: ''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 unin ...
in the
Shetland Islands. 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 ( sa, लिङ्ग , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometim ...
, not far from
Unst.
Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at
Gutcher. 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 (biology), hybrid species of the genus ''Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The 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
Sands may refer to:
*Multiple types of sand, granular material.
Sands or The Sands may also refer to:
Places
* Sands, Michigan, an unincorporated community
* Sands Township, Michigan, USA
* Sands Fjord, Greenland
People
* Sands (surname)
Casino ...
composed of crushed shells are near here.
Cullivoe holds an annual
Up Helly Aa, 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
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