Silwick

Silwick

A vegetable garden at Silwick
Silwick
 Silwick shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU292425
Civil parishSandsting
Council areaShetland
Lieutenancy areaShetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01595
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentShetland
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 60°10′01″N 1°28′19″W / 60.167°N 1.472°W / 60.167; -1.472

Silwick, a once thriving community in the West Mainland, Shetland about three miles from Skeld, is now almost deserted. The area has dramatic cliffs and views.[1]

The Norwegian vessel Ustetind was wrecked on the stony beach here in 1929.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Silwick and Westerwick Circular". WalkShetland. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ustetind: Westerwick, Wester Wick, Atlantic". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

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