Silwick

Silwick
Silwick
	A vegetable garden at Silwick
	Silwick Location 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	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland;
Scottish Parliament	Shetland;
	List of places UK Scotland 60°10′01″N 1°28′19″W / 60.167°N 1.472°W

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.

External links

Canmore - Ward of Silwick site record

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[1] "Silwick and Westerwick Circular". WalkShetland. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

[2] "Ustetind: Westerwick, Wester Wick, Atlantic". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

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