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Specialty Museum Attractions In Hillswick

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Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary

Scalloway Museum

Clickimin Broch

Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement

Shetland Museum and Archives

Scalloway Castle

Sumburgh Head Lighthouse

Hillswick is a small village in Northmavine, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and lies to the north-north west of Mainland, Shetland, the most northerly group of islands in the United Kingdom. It is situated 35 mi from Lerwick. There is a community shop, a blacksmiths, a public hall, a health centre, and a Church of Scotland kirk that is now mainly used for funerals, weddings and christenings. There is a wildlife sanctuary,situated at the historic former Hanseatic trading booth on the seafront, a small private art gallery with occasional public exhibitions, and the St Magnus Bay Hotel which offers accommodation, bar and restaurant services. A large d...
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Specialty Museum Attractions In Hillswick

1. Shetland Museum and Archives Lerwick
Lerwick is the main port of Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is centred 123 miles off the north coast of the Scottish mainland and on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland. Lerwick is 211 miles north-by-northeast of Aberdeen, 222 miles west of the similarly sheltered port of Bergen in Norway and 228 miles south east of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands.Lerwick, Shetland's only burgh, had a population of about 7000 residents in 2010. Lerwick is also the third largest island settlement in Scotland, and is the most northerly town in the United Kingdom and the most easterly town in Scotland. There are other large settlements more northerly in Shetland, most notably the village of Brae. One of the UK's coastal weather stations is in the settlement.
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2. Scalloway Museum Scalloway
Scalloway is the largest settlement on the North Atlantic coast of Mainland, the largest island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The village had a population of approximately 812, at the 2001 census. Until 1708 it was the capital of the Shetland Islands . Scalloway is the location of the North Atlantic Fisheries College , which offers courses and supports research programmes in fisheries sciences, aquaculture, marine engineering and coastal management. It is also home to the Centre for Nordic Studies. Nearby are the Scalloway Islands, which derive their name from the town. The village has a swimming pool and a school, Scalloway Junior High School, the secondary department of which was closed in July 2011 by the Shetland Islands Council.
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Hillswick Videos

The Ghosts of Skaill

Are you ready to hear Skaill House’s ghost stories? Built on an ancient Pictish burial ground, Skaill House is said to be a hotbed for supernatural activity and several ghosts have been seen or heard in the house. Watch our spooky Hallowe’en video and meet the ghosts of Skaill.

For more ghost stories, fascinating facts and spooky events from around Scotland go to visitscotland.com/halloween

Old Photographs Scalloway Shetland Islands Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Scalloway the largest settlement on the North Atlantic coast of Mainland, the largest island of the Shetland Islands. To the Hanseatic merchants from Bremen and Hamburg, Scalloway was known as Schaldewage, and as a good sheltered harbour on the route to Hillswick. Barbara Tulloch and her daughter Ellen, the last witches to be burned in Shetland, were executed on Gallow Hill, overlooking the village. During World War II, Scalloway was the home base for, and housed for some time the headquarters of The Shetland Bus, part of the Norwegian resistance against the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. Scalloway Castle was built in 1600 by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney. The remains of the castle are the most notable feature of the village, located near the quay.

Rio Carnival 2019 [HD] - Floats & Dancers | Brazilian Carnival | The Samba Schools Parade

Rio de Janeiro Carnival highlights.
The competition took place on March 3 and 4, 2019. The Special Group of the Samba Schools Parade always happen on Sunday and Monday which is before Tuesday of carnival (mobile holiday that occurs 47 days before Easter, and which this year it is on March 5). On both nights, the parade starts at 9 o'clock and ends at sunrise.

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Melhores momentos do Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro.
Los mejores momentos del Carnaval de Río de Janeiro.

Welcome to the Shetland

A short video recorded during my bike adventure on the archipelago of the Shetland in Scotland. A land where Vikings made their home long time ago.

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