Clate

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Clate
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Clate
Location within Shetland
OS grid reference HU544612
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01806
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60°20′06″N1°01′16″W / 60.335°N 1.021°W / 60.335; -1.021

Clate (also known as Clett) [1] is a hamlet and ward in southwestern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.

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Geography

Clate is located south of the largest village of the island, Symbister, along the main road out of the village, just south of Sandwick. Haa Ness and Dimni Geo are coastal features at Clate, and the Holm of Sandwick lies off the coast. [2] There are several caves to the southeast. From Clate, a track leads to the southeast, up to a quarry, then leads uphill, passing the southwestern ridge of the Ward of Clett. [3]

History

The British military established a radar camp in Clate during wartime. Tanks and sheds built by the military were still in use in 1986. [4] A Catalina bomber crashed in the vicinity in the early part of World War II. [4]

References

  1. "Overview of Clate". Scottish Places. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. "Brough, HU 544 612 GB Grid". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. Uney, Graham (2010). Walking on the Orkney and Shetland Isles: 80 Walks in the Northern Isles. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 164. ISBN   978-1-85284-572-8.
  4. 1 2 Cohen, Anthony Paul (1986). Symbolising Boundaries: Identity and Diversity in British Cultures. Manchester University Press. p. 15. ISBN   978-0-7190-2201-2 . Retrieved 1 February 2013.