Hillswick
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Ura Firth
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red: 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) [1]
Hillswick is a small village in Northmavine, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and lies to the north-north west of Mainland, Shetland, the most northerly group of islands in the United Kingdom. It is situated 35 mi (56 km) from Lerwick.[3]
There is a community shop,[4] a blacksmith, a public hall, a health centre, and a Church of Scotland kirk that is now mainly used for funerals, weddings and christenings. There is a wildlife sanctuary, situated at the historic former Hanseatic trading booth on the seafront, a small private art gallery with occasional public exhibitions, and the St Magnus Bay Hotel which offers accommodation, a bar and restaurant. A large dairy and sheep farm takes up the spectacular peninsula called Hillswick Ness, but there is public access and a signed walking route. There is a modern primary school at nearby Urafirth. A small automatic lighthouse is located 1.5 miles south of Hillswick, at the tip of the Ness.
See also
References
- ^ Hillswick Light Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 30 May 2016
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Shetland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Overview of Hillswick". Scottish Places. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Security Check Required". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
External links
- Northern Lighthouse Board
- Canmore - Hillswick, Northmavine Parish Church and Churchyard site record
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- Coastal features:
- Calder's Geo
- Grind of the Navir
- Lang Ayre
- Mavis Grind
- Maritime features
- Ronas Voe
- St Magnus Bay
- Sullom Voe
- Yell Sound
- Islets:
- Dore Holm
- The Drongs
- Egilsay
- Skerry of Eshaness
- Muckle Ossa
- Isle of Nibon
- Isle of Niddister
- Ramna Stacks
- Isle of Stenness
- Uyea
- Isle of Westerhouse
- Hills:
- Ronas Hill
- Lochs:
- Eela Water
- Johnnie Mann's Loch
- Punds Water
- Johnnie Notions
- Tom Anderson
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