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Brindister, West Mainland

Summary

Brindister is a settlement on the West Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is within the parish of Sandsting,[1] and on the western shore of Brindister Voe. The remains of the Broch of Brindister Voe are to the south-east of the settlement.[2][3]

Brindister
The pier at Brindister
Brindister is located in Shetland
Brindister
Brindister
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU280575
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01595
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
60°18′07″N 1°29′35″W / 60.302°N 1.493°W / 60.302; -1.493

Brindister provides the only road access to the sea on either side of the sinuous voe,[4] which contains a long-line common mussel fishery.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Brindister". Scottish Places. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Brindister Voe". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. ^ "19thC Shetland Archaeology in Orkney papers". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Scottish Sanitary Survey Report" (PDF). Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (DEFRA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.

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