Billister Explained

Official Name:Billister
Label Position:right
Country:Scotland
Static Image Name:Billister, North Nesting (geograph 3017087).jpg
Static Image Caption:Three houses of different ages, possibly even built in different centuries
Os Grid Reference:HU479601
Coordinates:60.323°N -1.131°W
Post Town:SHETLAND
Postcode Area:ZE
Postcode District:ZE2
Dial Code:01595

Billister is a settlement in the parish of Nesting, on the island of Mainland, in Shetland, Scotland. It is on Lax Firth.

Billister was formerly the terminal for the ferry to Whalsay, although this has now moved to Laxo.[1] The pier was built by the council in 1956.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billister. Shetlopedia. 28 May 2008.