Silwick | |
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![]() A vegetable garden at Silwick | |
Location within Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HU292425 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Postcode district | ZE2 |
Dialling code | 01595 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Silwick, a once-thriving community in the West Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, about three miles from Skeld, is now largely deserted. The area is noted for its dramatic cliffs and views. [1]
The Norwegian vessel Ustetind was wrecked on the stony beach at Silwick in 1929. [2]