Skaw, Whalsay

Skaw
Old Westhoose, Skaw
Skaw  Skaw shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU591665
Civil parish	Nesting
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
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Coordinates: 60°22′44″N 0°55′37″W / 60.379°N 0.927°W

Skaw is a village in the extreme northeast of Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.^[1] It is mainly a crofting area.^[2] Whalsay airstrip and Whalsay Golf Club, the most northerly golf club in the British Isles, lies in the vicinity. The East Loch of Skaw lies to the east of the village, and the West Loch of Skaw to the southwest.^[3] A house here, named Westhoose, has been rebuilt three times. Skaw Voe is a standing stone, 1.5 metres high, which stands 50 metres from the shore.^[4] Off Skaw Taing there are the islets of the Outer Holm of Skaw and the Inner Holm of Skaw, the latter of which contains a ruined chapel.^[5]

References

1. Görlach, Manfred (1985). Focus on: Scotland. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 978-90-272-4863-3. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
2. Tipling, David (1 March 2006). Where to Watch Birds in Britain and Ireland. New Holland Publishers. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-84537-459-4. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
3. "Skaw, HU 589 664 GB Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
4. Fojut, Noel (August 1994). A guide to prehistoric and Viking Shetland. Shetland Times. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-900662-91-1. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
5. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2 October 2008). The Scottish Islands: The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island. Canongate Books. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-84767-277-3. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

External links

• Scottish Places - Skaw