West Sandwick

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West Sandwick
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West Sandwick, Yell, with North Mainland in the background
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West Sandwick
Location within Shetland
OS grid reference HU450887
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01957
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60°34′52″N1°10′41″W / 60.581°N 1.178°W / 60.581; -1.178

West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island.

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Looking north towards West Sandwick with the North Haa on the distant left

West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell. [1]

The area south of Southladie Flo is an important feeding area for locally breeding red-throated divers. The rare curved sedge ( Carex maritima ) grows beside an exit stream on West Sandwick beach. [1]

The bay contains a distinctive shingle spit known as the Urabug.

References

  1. 1 2 "Map 2 - Central North Yell Sound" (PDF). Shetland.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2014.


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