Other uses infobox Scotland council area Council Shetland br Sealtainn common name Shetland Image File Shetland UK location map.svg 200px image logo Flag of Shetland.svg logo Flag of Shetland logo type ... ? AdminHQ Lerwick ISO GB ZET ONS 00RD CouncilDetails Shetland Islands Council br http www.shetland.gov.uk ... GB ZET type isle Shetland from Middle Scots lang ang etland lang gd Sealtainn is a subarctic archipelago ... name SIC4 Shetland Islands Council 2010 p. 4 ref and the population totalled 22,210 in 2009. ref name SIC9 Shetland Islands Council 2010 p. 9 ref Administratively, Shetland is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and the islands administrative centre and only burgh is Lerwick . Shetland also comprises the Shetland Scottish Parliament constituency Shetland constituency of the Scottish Parliament . The largest island, known simply as Mainland, Shetland Mainland , has an area of convert 967 km2 ... Norway, and the islands did not become part of Scotland until the fifteenth century. When Shetland ... they call Haemodae and Acmodae respectively, both of which are assumed to be Shetland. Another early ... Thule from Orkney in AD 98. tag ref Watson 1926 is sure that Tacitus was referring to Shetland, although ... he meant Shetland as he believed it was six days sail north of Britain and one day from the frozen ... pp. 11 13. ref ref Watson 1994 p. 7 ref group Note In Old Irish early Irish literature, Shetland ... Watson 2005 p. 30 ref tag ref The modern Scots Gaelic name for Shetland, Sealtainn IPA gd al t is derived from the Old Norse dative case dative form Hjaltlandi through as in Scots Shetland the process ... Note The oldest version of the modern name Shetland is Hetlandensis recorded in 1190 becoming Hetland ... of Mousa geograph.org.uk 2800.jpg thumb Broch of Mousa Main List of Shetland islands Shetland is approximately ... live within convert 16 km mi 0 of the town. ref http visit.shetland.org lerwick Visit Shetland ... until 1708, has a population of less than 1,000. ref http www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk shetland ... more details
Shetland is an archipelago in Scotland. It may also refer to South Shetland Islands , a group of islands in the South Atlantic, a dependency of the Falkland Islands Short Shetland , a 1940s British flying boat Shetland animal breeds , including Shetland Cattle Shetland Pony Shetland sheep Shetland Sheepdog Shetland Goose disambig cy Shetland gwahaniaethu fr Shetland homonymie fy Sjetl n nl Shetland sco Shetland ... more details
Orkney and Shetland may refer to The Scottish island groups of Orkney and Shetland , collectively known as the Northern Isles Orkney and Shetland UK Parliament constituency geodis ... more details
Infobox UK place official name Toft country Scotland population os grid reference latitude 60.47 longitude 1.20 post town SHETLAND postcode area ZE postcode district ZE2 dial code 01957 constituency westminster Orkney and Shetland UK Parliament constituency Orkney and Shetland civil parish unitary scotland Shetland lieutenancy scotland Shetland constituency scottish parliament Shetland Scottish Parliament constituency Shetland Toft is a ferry port approximately one mile north of Mossbank on Mainland, Shetland Mainland , Shetland , Scotland . From here, a car ferry service to Ulsta on the island of Yell operates. Toft is located in the parish of Delting . In the late 1970s and early 1980s there was a large workers camp situated here housing thousands of men who were building the Sullom Voe Terminal References http www.scottish places.info towns townfirst635.html Overview of Toft, Gazeteer for Scotland Shetland Shetland geo stub Category Villages in Shetland ... more details
NHS Shetland is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland . It provides healthcare services in the Shetland area. NHS Shetland is headquartered in Brevik House, Lerwick. NHS Shetland operates two hospitals Gilbert Bain Hospital , Lerwick Montfield Hospital, Lerwick External links http www.shb.scot.nhs.uk index.asp NHS Shetland NHS Scotland Category NHS Shetland NHS stub ... more details
Shetland Arts Development Agency or Shetland Arts for short, is a charitable organisation formed in 2006 to replace the Shetland Arts Trust ref http www.opsi.gov.uk si si2010 uksi 20100903 en 1 ref with a remit to encourage and assist in promoting and advancing the creation, practice and presentation and study of all forms of art visual, performing and creative. ref http www.hi arts.co.uk DirectoryDetails.htm.directoryid 7053.metadata value Shetland 20Arts.html Shetland Arts HI Arts. Retrieved 1 January 2009. ref The organisation, based in an office in Lerwick , manage the Weisdale Mill an art gallery , museum and cafe , the Garrison Theatre and the forthcoming Mareel cinema, music and education venue. Music is an important aspect of their work and the Fiddle Frenzy traditional music summer school and cultural event is now in its fifth year, the 2008 event building on earlier successes. ref http www.scottisharts.org.uk 1 information organisations mz shetlandarts.aspx Shetland Arts Artistic evaluations Scottish Arts Council . Retrieved 1 January 2009. ref Shetland Arts intend to produce a comprehensive database of Shetland music. ref http www.shetland music.com Welcome to Shetland Music Shetland Music. Retrieved 1 January 2009. ref Shetland Arts annual programme of events also includes the Peerie Willie Johnson Peerie Willie Guitar Festival, the ScreenPlay Film Festival curated by Mark Kermode and Linda Ruth Williams and the WordPlay Literature Festival. ref http www.shetlandarts.org events Retrieved 17 November 2009 ref Shetland Arts Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator OSCR Charity Number is SC037082 ref http www.oscr.org.uk CharityIndexDetails.aspx?id SC037082 Shetland ... ref References reflist External links http www.shetlandarts.org Shetland Arts website http www.shetland music.com Shetland Music website http www.shetlandfiddlefrenzy.com Shetland Fiddle Frenzy website ... based in Shetland Category Shetlandic culture Category Shetland music Scotland org stub Shetland ... more details
Toab is the most southerly village on Mainland, Shetland . It is part of Virkie and overlooks Sumburgh Airport . Sources shetlopedia page Toab Shetland geo stub coord 59 53 20 N 1 18 24 W region GB type isle display title Category Shetland ... more details
Other uses Sodom disambiguation Sodom known locally as Sudheim is a settlement on Whalsay , Shetland . ref http maps.google.co.uk maps?q Sodom, Shetland Google maps entry for Sodom, Shetland ref The name is a corruption of the Norse Su heim meaning south home . It was formerly the home of Hugh MacDiarmid , who was greatly amused at the anglicised form of the name. ref name Smith Haswell Smith ref Footnotes reflist Shetland geo stub coord 60.3417 N 1.0128 W type city region GB display title Category Shetland Category Villages in Shetland ... more details
The Shetland Times is a weekly newspaper in Shetland , published on Fridays and based in Lerwick , Shetland, Scotland . The newspaper is owned by The Shetland Times Ltd, a company which also operates a publishing arm, a bookshop and a printing company. The Shetland Times Ltd claims to have 55 employees ... left the Shetland Times following newsroom staff passing a vote of no confidence in his editorship ... 3 January 2008 Shetland Times editor exits amid unrest The Guardian ref ref http www.pressgazette.co.uk story.asp?sectioncode 1&storycode 39907 Staff 10 January 2008 Lee positive despite Shetland revolt The Press Gazette ref ref http force10.co.uk sn test archives news 01 2008 Shetland 20Times 20editor 20abandons 20ship.htm Bevington, Pete 3 January 2007 Shetland Times editor abandons ship The Shetland ... Kiss, Jemima 14 February 2008 Shetland Times appoints new editor The Guardian ref . Newspaper Features The Shetland Times has a variety of sections including Smirk Cartoons Local artist Smirk artist ... from readers. Births, Marriages & Deaths Wildernews Wildlife in Shetland by Jill Blackadder . Entertainment Includes events that are on in Shetland over the coming weeks. Classifieds Advertising section for readers. Property Sales Includes some available properties in Shetland. STSport also known as Shetland Times Sport Sport News. Printing The Shetland Times owns, and is printed by, Shetland Litho , a printing company based in the same building as the Shetland Times Head Office in Lerwick. Bookshop The Shetland Times Ltd own a bookshop The Shetland Times Bookshop located on Commercial .... Publishing The Shetland Times Ltd publish a range of Shetland related books. Notes nowiki See ... the ref and ref tags. nowiki references External links http www.shetlandtimes.co.uk The Shetland Times website DEFAULTSORT Shetland Times, The Category Newspapers published in Scotland Category Publications established in 1872 Category Shetland Category Weekly newspapers published in the United Kingdom ... more details
Geopark Shetland is the name used by the Geopark formally established in September 2009 on its entry into the European Geoparks Network . The Geopark extends across the entire Shetland archipelago off the north coast of Scotland . It is administered by the Shetland Amenity Trust in partnership with a wide range of stakeholder organisations such as Scottish Natural Heritage , the Shetland Islands Council , Highlands and Islands Enterprise and various community and tourism associations. ref http www.geoparkshetland.org.uk our geopark.html ref Features Shetland s natural attractions are focussed on its extensive and spectacular coastline, along which its complex geology is magnificently displayed. Of particular note are the cliff section through an extinct volcano at Esha Ness in Northmavine , the ocean floor rocks at the Keen of Hamar national nature reserve on Unst and the sand tombolo at St Ninian s Isle off South Mainland, Shetland Mainland . References refs Category Geoparks Category Geography of Shetland ... more details
Infobox Scottish island Map Shetland Mainland locator.svg Image Image caption Image size 400px GridReference HU414553 celtic name norse name Megenland meaning of name Old Norse for mainland area convert 96879 ha sqmi 0 ref name HS Haswell Smith 2004 p. 406 ref area rank 3 highest elevation Ronas Hill convert 450 m ft 0 Population 17,550 ref name GRO General Register Office for Scotland 28 November 2003 http www.gro scotland.gov.uk statistics publications and data occpapers occasional paper 10.html Occasional Paper No 10 Statistics for Inhabited Islands . Retrieved 9 July 2007. ref population rank 2 population density 18.15 people km sup 2 sup ref name HS ref name GRO main settlement Lerwick island group Shetland local authority ShetlandShetland Islands references ref Haswell Smith ref ref http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Ordnance Survey ref The Mainland is the main island of Shetland , Scotland . The island contains Shetland s only burgh , Lerwick , and is the centre of Shetland s ferry and air connections. It has an area of convert 374 sqmi km2 , making it the third largest Scottish island and the fifth largest of the British Isles after Great Britain , Ireland , Lewis and Harris and Skye ... archaeology archaeological sites. Bigton Sandwick, Shetland Sandwick ref http www.shorewatch.co.uk ... more farmland and some woodland plantations. The West Mainland Aith Walls, Shetland Islands Walls The North ... bei Eshaness3 5845.JPG thumb left The cliffs of Eshaness, North Mainland reflist Shetland geo stub Shetland Islands of Scotland coord 60 19 N 1 16 W type isle display title Category Islands of Shetland Mainland cy Mainland Shetland da Mainland Shetland de Mainland Shetlandinsel et Mainland Shetland es Mainland Shetland fo Mainland fr Mainland Shetland is Mainland it Mainland Isole Shetland he hu Shetland Mainland nl Mainland Shetland ja no Mainland Shetland nn Shetland Mainland pl Mainland Szetlandy pt Mainland Shetland ru sv Mainland ... more details
Image Shetland Plate map fr.png thumb right 375x375px Map of the Shetland Plate and its neighbouring plates in French language French The Shetland Plate is a small tectonic plate located off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is mostly surrounded by the Antarctic Plate , the western border being a subduction zone . The South Shetland Islands are formed from that collision. References Bird, P. 2003 An updated digital model of plate boundaries, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 4 3 , 1027, doi 10.1029 2001GC000252. http peterbird.name publications 2003 PB2002 2003 PB2002.htm Tectonic plates DEFAULTSORT Shetland Plate Category Geology lists Tectonic plates Category Tectonic plates Category Tectonic plates tectonics stub ca Placa de les Shetland eu Shetland Plaka fr Plaque des Shetland ja pl P yta Scotia uk zh ... more details
Mail is a hamlet place hamlet on the Shetland Islands , Scotland . Its is located on the south of the island of Shetland Mainland Mainland on the A970 road some ten miles south of Lerwick . It lies almost on the 60th parallel north . Several Picts Pictish gravestones dating from the 7th century have been found in its churchyard. External links http www.britarch.ac.uk BA ba66 column2.shtml Concerning the Pictish gravestones oscoor gbx HU428281 Shetland geo stub coord 60.04 N 1.23 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 HU428281 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Villages in Shetland ... more details
Fraser 1884 1966 , musician and founder member of the Shetland Fiddlers Society , and William Moffatt , the author. External links http www.walls.shetland.co.uk shetland west walls walls map.html map ... shetland walls index.html Undiscovered Scotland Walls Travel Information http ... Walls Shetland Category Villages in ShetlandShetland geo stub ... more details
Langa is an uninhabited island off Hildasay , in Shetland, Scotland ref name Smith Haswell Smith ref . It is not to be confused with the numerous islands called Linga in Shetland for which see Linga disambiguation or Lunga . History The name probably derives from langey , Old Norse for long island . The island was a separate croft during the 19th century. It had a recorded population of nine in 1841, and 13 in 1881, but was deserted in the 1890s. ref name Smith References reflist Scalloway Islands Shetland geo stub coord 60 8 11 N 1 19 35 W region GB type landmark display title Category Islands of Shetland nn Langa i Shetlands yane ... more details
Mailand is a hamlet place hamlet on the Shetland Islands . It is on the island of Unst , the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles, near its southern coast. External links oscoor gbx HP604018 Shetland geo stub coord 60.69483 N 0.89569 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 HP604018 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Shetland ... more details
seealso Westerfield, Suffolk Westerfield is a coastal community on Shetland Mainland . It lies to the west of Tresta on the main A971 road . External links oscoor gbx HU356515 Shetland geo stub coord 60.24622 N 1.35879 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 HU356515 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Villages in Shetland ... more details
distinguish Flotta Flotta is an island off the south west of Mainland, Shetland . The name may come from the Old Norse , flatey meaning flat island, and the island s highest point is only ten metres. It is in Weisdale Voe, and is to the south of Greena . gbmappingsmall HU375462 Scalloway Islands coord 60.19846 1.32545 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 HU375462 display title category Uninhabited islands of ShetlandShetland geo stub nn Flotta i Shetlands yane ... more details
infobox UK place country Scotland static image static image caption latitude 59.91 longitude 01.30 official name Boddam label position left population shire district unitary scotland Shetland region constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference HU3915 Image Boddam.jpg left thumb 200px Boddam, with Dalsetter in the distance. Boddam is a village in Shetland , Scotland . Boddam is an area of Dunrossness in the South Mainland of Shetland . Although Boddam is just the name for the few houses at the head of the voe, including the slaughterhouse, the nearby estates of Hillock , Dalsetter Wynd , and Turniebrae are also usually referred to as being in Boddam. Category Villages in Shetland Shetland geo stub ... more details
Shetland College is a further and higher education college in Lerwick , Shetland . It is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands . The main campus is located at Gremista, on the outskirts of Lerwick. There are also dedicated premises in Lerwick for teaching Hospitality, at Anderson High School and Health and Care at North Ness Business Park. Outside Lerwick there are Teaching Centres based in more remote parts of Shetland from which daily travel to Lerwick would not be practicable. These are to be found at Unst , Whalsay , North Mainland, West Mainland and Ness, in the south mainland. The college also uses video conferencing to deliver some course material. The college offers subsidised day care facilities to students via a nursery near Anderson High School in Lerwick. Scotland org stub UK university stub Category UHI Millennium Institute Category Education in Shetland Category Schools in Shetland Category Further education colleges in Scotland Category Higher education colleges in Scotland ... more details
about an island in Shetland Hoy disambiguation Hoy H ey , Old Norse for high island ref Anderson, Joseph Ed. 1893 Orkneyinga Saga . Translated by J n A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press 1990 reprint . ISBN 0 901824 25 9 ref is a small island in Weisdale Voe , an arm of the sea in the Shetland islands, Scotland . Nearby are the smaller islets of Hoggs of Hoy and Junk. The Sound of Hoy lies between Hoy and Strom Ness peninsula on the Shetland Mainland. The highest point of the island is 35 metres above sea level. References reflist Shetland geo stub Scalloway Islands coord 60 11 14 N 1 19 36 W region GB type landmark display title Category Uninhabited islands of Shetland nn Hoy i Shetlands yane ... more details
Whiteness lang non Hvitanes , white headland is a village and parish in the Shetland Islands , on Mainland, Shetland Mainland . The village lies seven miles north north west of Lerwick . The parish is now merged with Tingwall . The village has a Methodist church located in South Whiteness and the Whiteness Primary School faces Whitedale F.C. s Football Pitch, Strom. The Whiteness hall is directly next to the primary school. References reflist This article incorporates text from Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland Edinburgh, 1882 Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone coord 60 10 55 N 1 18 14 W region GB type isle display title category Parishes of Shetland category Villages in ShetlandShetland geo stub ... more details
File Flag of Shetland.svg right thumb Flag of Shetland File Shetland Flag.jpg right thumb Photograph of the flag flying in Unst The flag of Shetland was designed by Roy Gr nneberg and Bill Adams in 1969. It was unofficially created to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the transfer of the islands from Norway to the Kingdom of Scotland and the 500 years before as part of Norway. ref http www.crwflags.com fotw flags gb shetl.html Shetland Islands United Kingdom Bot generated title ref It was recognised by the Lord Lyon , the heraldic authority of Scotland, on 1 February 2005, ref http www.shetland news.co.uk archives pages news 20stories 2005 02 2005 shetland E2 80 99s flag now official.htm ref just in time for the Island Games in July 2005 in Shetland. ref http www.islandgames.net content games 2005.htm IGA Games Profile 2001 Bot generated title ref The flag was officially adopted with a description by the Shetland Islands Council on 13 December 2006. It was at the same time stated that the proportions were to be 3 5 with the fields to the hoist being Square geometry square as in the flags ... cross in order to symbolise Shetland s historical and cultural ties with the Nordic region . The colours ... both on land and sea. The flag is now seen as a symbol of the special Shetland identity. In 2007 a Shetland Flag Day was introduced on Midsummer Day, 21 June. The SIC hopes the day will be used to celebrate all things Shetland . ref http www.shetlandtoday.co.uk Shetlandtimes content details.asp?ContentID 22495 Article from shetlandtoday on Shetland Flag Day ref The flag is practically identical ... Nordic Cross Flag DEFAULTSORT Shetland, Flag of Category Flags of Scotland Category Shetland Flag Category Nordic Cross flags Shetland stub Europe flag stub de Flagge der Shetlandinseln es Bandera de Shetland he lt etlando sal v liava hu Shetland z szlaja no Shetlands yenes flagg pl Flaga Szetland w pt Bandeira de Shetland ru sv Shetlands arnas flagga ... more details
Note Firth is a common name for sounds in Shetland Image Firthsvoe.jpg right thumb 300px Firth. The pre oil housing can be seen in the background, and the modern oil worker s housing in the foreground with the now derelict Fraser Peterson Centre on top of the hill Firth is a village in the north east of Mainland, Shetland , in the parish of Delting , not far from Mossbank, Shetland Mossbank . It is about 27 miles from Lerwick . ref name shetlopedia http shetlopedia.com Firth ref History Along with a stone memorial at the entrance to the village, many abandoned croft houses still stand on the hill across Firth Voe from Mossbank. These commemorate the infamous Delting Disaster of 21 December 1900 when twenty two local fishermen where lost during a storm, decimating the community. ref name shetlopedia Because of the oil industry, which grew in 1970s Shetland, a number of temporary dwellings were built, followed by some housing estates, some now demolished. ref name shetlopedia Footnotes reflist coord 60 26 38 N 1 11 49 W region GB type landmark display title Category Villages in Shetland Category Disasters in Scotland Shetland geo stub ... more details
Infobox Horse name Shetland Pony status DOM image 289 o Galant SWE 71 SH 03.jpg image caption A Shetland pony shown in Europe altname Shetland country Shetland Islands , United Kingdom group1 UK Shetland ... more refined with longer legs and finer coat The Shetland pony is a list of horse breeds breed of pony originating in the Shetland Isles . Shetlands range in size from a minimum height of approximately ... . 11.2 hands for American Shetlands Shetland ponies have heavy coats, short legs and are considered .... History Image Shetland ponies ca 1900.jpg thumb left Two women of the Shetland Isles with ponies photograph taken about 1900 Shetland ponies originated in the Shetland Isles , located northeast of mainland Scotland . Small horse s have been kept on the Shetland Isles since the Bronze Age . Fact ... imported by Norsemen Norse settlers. Fact date September 2009 Shetland ponies also were probably .... Shetland ponies were first used for pulling cart s, carrying peat , coal and other items, and plowing ..., thousands of Shetland ponies traveled to mainland Britain to be Pit pony pit ponies , working ... watch?v NsbS4y8vIFU part 2 http www.youtube.com watch?v t80NFheqwfo part 3 ref The Shetland Pony ... animals. In 1957, the Shetland Islands Premium Stallion Scheme was formed to subsidize high quality registered stallions to improve the breeding stock. Uses Image Shetland Pony in Harness and Cart.gif thumb A Shetland pony in harness. Today, Shetlands are ridden by children and are shown by both ... featured in the Shetland Pony Grand National, galloping around a racecourse with young jockeys. Junior ... the opportunity to drive Shetland ponies in harness under race conditions. No prize money is payable ... Image Papilponies.jpg left thumb 200px Shetland ponies grazing near Papil, West Burra , Shetland Islands Shetland Ponies are hardy and strong, in part because the breed developed in the harsh conditions of the Shetland Isles. In appearance, Shetlands have a small head, sometimes with a dished face ... more details
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