Brindister, West Mainland

Not to be confused with Brindister, South Mainland.
Brindister

The pier at Brindister
Brindister
 Brindister shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU280575
Civil parishSandsting
Council areaShetland
Lieutenancy areaShetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01595
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentShetland
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 60°18′07″N 1°29′35″W / 60.302°N 1.493°W / 60.302; -1.493

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 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

  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. 1 2 "Scottish Sanitary Survey Report" (PDF). Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (DEFRA). Retrieved 16 December 2014.

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