Silwick

Silwick
A vegetable garden at Silwick
Silwick Silwick shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU292425
Civil parish	Sandsting
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01595
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
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

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

Sources

This article is based on http://shetlopedia.com/Silwick a GFDL wiki.

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Canmore - Ward of Silwick site record

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