Silwick, a once thriving community in the
West Mainland,
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 about three miles from
Skeld, is now almost deserted. The area has dramatic cliffs and views.
The Norwegian vessel ''Ustetind'' was wrecked on the stony beach here in 1929.
References
Sources
* This article is based on http://shetlopedia.com/Silwick a GFDL wiki.
External links
Canmore - Ward of Silwick site record
Villages in Mainland, Shetland
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