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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Northmavine, West Mainland, South Mainland

NORTHMAVINE At Mavis Grind a narrow isthmus between the Atlantic and the North Sea connects the wild and rocky peninsula of Northmavine to the Shetland Mainland. To the north lies the granite massif...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Lerwick, Central Mainlend, Nesting, Lunnasting and Delting

LERWICK Lerwick is the Shetland ‘capital’, and Britain’s most northerly town. More than half of Shetland’s 22,000 people now live in and around this busy port, which makes an ideal centre for touring...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Foula, Bressay and Noss, Fair Isle

FOULA Twelve miles out in the Atlantic, the silhouette of Foula’s five hills is visible from many parts of Shetland. Foula is one of the most remote inhabited islands in Europe and has the second hig...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Whalsay, Out Scerries, Papa Stour

WHALSAY The prosperous fishing community of Whalsay (pop. 1,000) has long been known in Shetland as ‘Da Bonnie Isle’. In Old Norse the name means ‘island of whales’ and indeed the waters around Whals...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Unst, Yell, Fetlar

UNST The most northerly inhabited island in Britain, Unst, is fascinating for both its natural and its human history. Unst has two of Shetland’s National Nature Reserves: Hermaness is a major Europe...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Bird Watching, Sea Mammals, Shetland Ponies

BIRD WATCHING Birding is so good in Shetland because the islands offer almost unparalleled opportunities to see an exceptional variety of birds in a setting of rugged seascapes and rolling hills. Dur...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Fishing, Kayaking, Sailing, Scuba Diving

FISHING Freshwater angling is a tradition in Shetland, with over 350 trout fishing lochs. Charges are minimal by mainland standards and the lochs are close together, allowing you to fish a dozen of t...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Geology, Walking, Cycling, Golf

GEOLOGY Shetland’s rocks span more than half of the Earth’s 4.5 billion year history. They tell amazing stories of oceans opening and closing, of mountain building and erosion, of ice ages and tropi...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Music, Crafts, Genealogy

MUSIC Not surprisingly, given where Shetland is, the local music has a mixture of Scots and Norwegian influences. But there are Irish, German and even North American sounds in it too. The result is t...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: History, Heritage, Museums

HISTORY Shetland’s long and colourful history dates back to Neolithic times, when the first settlers reached the islands in fragile skin boats over 6,000 years ago. Archaeological remains pepper th...

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@Shetland · 2 years ago

Shetland: Location, Geography, Climate, Nature

LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY Shetland sits at an ocean crossroads where the North Sea meets the Atlantic, lying on latitude 60° north – as far north as southern Greenland and Alaska. Islands measure 152 km...

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