Brindister, West Mainland Explained

Country:Scotland
Static Image Name:Pier at Brindister (geograph 3488608).jpg
Static Image Caption:The pier at Brindister
Coordinates:60.302°N -1.493°W
Official Name:Brindister
Civil Parish:Sandsting
Lieutenancy Scotland:Shetland
Unitary Scotland:Shetland
Constituency Westminster:Orkney and Shetland
Post Town:SHETLAND
Postcode District:ZE2
Postcode Area:ZE
Dial Code:01595
Os Grid Reference:HU280575

Brindister is a settlement on the West Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is within the parish of Sandsting,[1] and on the western shore of Brindister Voe. The remains of the Broch of Brindister Voe are to the south-east of the settlement.[2] [3]

Brindister provides the only road access to the sea on either side of the sinuous voe,[4] which contains a long-line common mussel fishery.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brindister. Scottish Places. 16 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Brindister Voe. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 16 December 2014.
  3. Web site: 19thC Shetland Archaeology in Orkney papers. The Modern Antiquarian. 16 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Scottish Sanitary Survey Report. Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (DEFRA). 16 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141216150803/http://www.cefas.defra.gov.uk/ScottishSS/ss_report_Brindister_Voe_V1.0.pdf. 16 December 2014.