Weisdale

Weisdale

Kergord "Forest", one of the few woods in Shetland
Weisdale
 Weisdale shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU394537
Civil parishTingwall
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°16′01″N 1°17′10″W / 60.267°N 1.286°W / 60.267; -1.286

Weisdale is a bay, hamlet and ancient parish in Shetland. The bay opens near the northern extremity of Scalloway Bay, and strikes four and a half miles to the north north east.

The hamlet lies at the bay's head, about twelve miles north west of Lerwick.

History

Weisdale was the scene of a series of evictions of crofters in favour of large scale sheep farming in the 19th century.[1] Approximately three hundred and eighteen crofters were evicted from the Weisdale valley in what is described as the clearances. Local author John J. Graham wrote two novels on this theme.

Sites of Interest

Church

There is one church in Weisdale. It is known as the Weisdale Kirk and is part of the Church of Scotland. This kirk was built in 1863 and is now surrounded by a beautiful garden which was created by local volunteers with the assistance of the BBC Scotland Beechgrove Garden team. The garden won a Shetland Environmental Award in 2006

References

This article incorporates text from - Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone

  1. "Weisdale". Shetlopedia. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  2. "Weisdale and Whiteness". Northlink Ferries. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  3. "Area Guide - Central Mainland". The Shetland Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.

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