Sandwick, Whalsay

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Coordinates: 60°20′16″N 1°01′14″W / 60.337807°N 1.0206°W

Sandwick

Sandwick Sandwick shown within Shetland
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
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Sandwick is a hamlet, often considered part of the main village of Symbister along with adjacent Harlsdale, 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.
↑ 2.0 2.1 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. Retrieved 5 February 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)

v t e Whalsay

Settlements	Brough Challister Clate Hamister Huxter Isbister Marrister New Park North Park Saltness Sandwick Skaw Sodom Symbister Treawick Tripwell Vaivoe Vats-houll

Geography	Bays, cliffs, and headlands: List of coastal features of Whalsay Linga Sound Islets: East Linga Holm of Sandwick Inner Holm of Skaw Isbister Holm Mooa Nista Outer Holm of Skaw Rumble Skate of Marrister West Linga Hills: Setter Hill Lochs: Little Water Loch of Houll Loch of Huxter Loch of Isbister Loch of Livister Loch of Sandwick Loch of Stanefield Loch of Vats-houll Nuckro Water East Loch of Skaw West Loch of Skaw Streams: Breiwick Burn Falsa Burn Scarfmoor Burn

Archaeological sites	Benie Hoose Huxter Fort Peerie Roonie House Pettigarths Field Cairns Standing Stones of Yoxie

Buildings	Pier House Museum Symbister House Whalsay airstrip Whalsay Parish Church Whalsay School

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