Vidlin
Coordinates: 60°22′19″N 1°07′48″W / 60.372°N 1.13°W
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Vidlin shown within Shetland |
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| OS grid reference | HU480657 |
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| Council area | Shetland |
| Lieutenancy area | Shetland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE2 |
| Dialling code | 01806 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Orkney and Shetland |
| Scottish Parliament | Shetland |
Vidlin (from Old Norse: Vaðill meaning a ford), is a small village located in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
It is at the head of Vidlin Voe, is the modern heart of the old parish of Lunnasting, which centred on the early church at Lunna on Lunna Ness.
The poet Rhoda Bulter's mother came from Skelberry in Lunnasting, and she herself lived there for two crucially formative years when young.
The Walls poet Christine de Luca has written a memoir and a series of poems about the branch of her family which hailed from Vidlin, on her father Alexander Pearson's side, entitled Dreams in Time's Ocean (2004).
The Lunnasting stone, which bears an undeciphered Pictish ogham inscription was found nearby and donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in 1876.
Notable Vidlin Residents [edit]
- John I. Herculson General Merchant
- Jim Grains Builder, Crofter, Traditional Dancer
- Steven Robertson Actor
- Maxi Jamieson Fiddler, Crofter and Engineer
- Kenny Johnson Founder of Skyinbow - Producer of Electric Fiddles (Violins)
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This article incorporates text from the corresponding article on Shetlopedia, which was licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License until September 14, 2007.
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