Brindister, West Mainland

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Brindister
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Brindister
Location within Shetland
OS grid reference HU280575
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Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01595
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60°18′07″N1°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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.


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