Silwick

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Silwick
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A vegetable garden at Silwick
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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
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UK
Scotland
60°10′01″N1°28′19″W / 60.167°N 1.472°W / 60.167; -1.472

Silwick, a once thriving community in the West Mainland, Shetland, Scotland about three miles from Skeld, is now almost deserted. The area has dramatic cliffs and views. [1]

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The Norwegian vessel Ustetind was wrecked on the stony beach here in 1929. [2]

References

  1. "Silwick and Westerwick Circular". WalkShetland. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. "Ustetind: Westerwick, Wester Wick, Atlantic". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

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