Hillswick

Hillswick

The bay at Hillswick, looking across the bay with the main settlement on the far shore
Hillswick
 Hillswick shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU280769
Civil parishNorthmaven
Council areaShetland
Lieutenancy areaShetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01806
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentShetland
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 60°28′34″N 1°29′20″W / 60.476°N 1.489°W / 60.476; -1.489

Hillswick is a small village in Northmavine, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and lies to the north-north west of Mainland, Shetland, the most northerly group of islands in the United Kingdom. It is situated 35 mi (56 km) from Lerwick.[1] There is a community shop, a blacksmiths, a health centre, a wildlife sanctuary and a hotel and it is surrounded by land that is used mainly to provide peat and farm sheep.

References

  1. "Overview of Hillswick". Scottish Places. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

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