Sandwick, Whalsay

Sandwick

Loch of Sandwick, Whalsay, Shetland
Sandwick
Sandwick shown within Shetland
OS grid reference HU540618
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01806
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Sandwick is a hamlet, often considered part of the main village of Symbister along with adjacent Harlsdale, in the parish of Nesting in southwestern Whalsay in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It is located to the south of the main centre of Symbister; Clate lies just to the south. The Holm of Sandwick lies off the coast.[1] The British military established a radar camp in the vicinity during wartime and tanks and sheds built by the military were still in use in 1986.[2] A Catalina bomber crashed in the vicinity in the early part of World War II.[2] The Loch of Sandwick lies to the west of the village. There are burnt mounds in the lake area and caves along the coast here.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 544612 "Brough, HU 544 612 GB Grid" Check |url= value (help). Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Great Britain. Scottish Development Dept; Great Britain. Scottish Office (1983*). List of ancient monuments in Scotland. HMSO, Scottish Development Dept. Retrieved 5 February 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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