Skaw, Whalsay

Skaw

Old Westhoose, Skaw
Skaw
Skaw shown within Shetland
OS grid reference HU591665
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

Skaw is a village in the extreme northeast of Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.[1] It is mainly a crofting area.[2] Whalsay airstrip and Whalsay Golf Club, the most northerly golf club in the British Isles, lies in the vicinity. The East Loch of Skaw lies to the east of the village, and the West Loch of Skaw to the southwest.[3] A house here, named Westhoose, has been rebuilt three times. Skaw Voe is a standing stone, 1.5 metres high, which stands 50 metres from the shore.[4] Off Skaw Taing there are the islets of the Outer Holm of Skaw and the Inner Holm of Skaw, the latter of which contains a ruined chapel.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Görlach, Manfred (1985). Focus on: Scotland. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 978-90-272-4863-3. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Tipling, David (1 March 2006). Where to Watch Birds in Britain and Ireland. New Holland Publishers. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-84537-459-4. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Skaw, HU 589 664 GB Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Fojut, Noel (August 1994). A guide to prehistoric and Viking Shetland. Shetland Times. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-900662-91-1. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2 October 2008). The Scottish Islands: The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island. Canongate Books. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-84767-277-3. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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