Sandwick, Whalsay
Sandwick | |
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Loch of Sandwick, Whalsay, Shetland | |
Sandwick Location within Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HU540618 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Postcode district | ZE2 |
Dialling code | 01806 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Sandwick is a hamlet, often considered part of the main village of Symbister along with adjacent , in the parish of Nesting in southwestern Whalsay in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It is located to the south of the main centre of Symbister; Clate lies just to the south. The Holm of Sandwick lies off the coast.[1] The British military established a radar camp in the vicinity during wartime and tanks and sheds built by the military were still in use in 1986.[2] A Catalina bomber crashed in the vicinity in the early part of World War II.[2] The Loch of Sandwick lies to the west of the village. There are burnt mounds in the lake area and caves along the coast here.[3]
References[]
- ^ 544612 "Brough, HU 544 612 GB Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
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value (help) - ^ a b Cohen, Anthony Paul (1986). Symbolising Boundaries: Identity and Diversity in British Cultures. Manchester University Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7190-2201-2. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ Great Britain. Scottish Development Dept; Great Britain. Scottish Office (1983*). List of ancient monuments in Scotland. HMSO, Scottish Development Dept. ISBN 9780114922894. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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