West Sandwick

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60°34′52″N 1°10′41″W / 60.581°N 1.178°W / 60.581; -1.178

West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island.

Looking north towards West Sandwick with the North Haa on the distant left

West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell.[1]

The area south of Southladie Flo is an important feeding area for locally breeding red-throated divers. The rare curved sedge (Carex maritima) grows beside an exit stream on West Sandwick beach.[1]

The bay contains a distinctive shingle spit known as the Urabug.

References

  1. ^ a b "Map 2 - Central North Yell Sound" (PDF). Shetland.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Sandwick.
  • Art UK - West Sandwick, Yell, by Tamar Williamson
  • Keep Scotland Beautiful - Beach Awards - West Sandwick


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