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Uyeasound

Summary

Uyeasound is a village on the Isle of Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of Uyea.[1]

Uyeasound
View from the Isle of Uyea, showing both the village and the sound of the same name
Uyeasound is located in Shetland
Uyeasound
Uyeasound
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHP590010
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01957
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
60°41′20″N 0°55′08″W / 60.689°N 0.919°W / 60.689; -0.919

Uyeasound is home to Greenwell's Booth, a Hanseatic trading storehouse, as well as Muness Castle.[2][3][4]

In popular culture edit

English rock band The Cure's 1993 EP, Lost Wishes, features an instrumental track titled "Uyea Sound".

References edit

  1. ^ "Overview of Uyeasound". Scottish Places. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Greenwell's Booth, Uyeasound". Murray Foote. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Unst, Uyeasound, Greenwell's Booth". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Uyeasound Hanseatic Booth". BBC Domesday Reloaded. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uyeasound.
  • Undiscovered Scotland - Uyeasound
  • BBC - Domesday Reloaded - Uyeasound Up Helly Aa