Cullivoe (
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlemen ...
: ''Kollavágr'' - Bay of Kolli), is a village on
Yell
A yell is a loud vocalization; see screaming.
Yell may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Yell, Shetland, one of the North Isles of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland
* Yell Sound, Shetland, Scotland
United States
* Yell, Tennessee, an unin ...
in the
Shetland Islands. It is in the north east of the island, near
Bluemull Sound
Bluemull Sound is the strait between Unst and Yell in Shetland's North Isles. A ferry service crosses it regularly. Cullivoe is on the Yell side, and the island of Linga
A lingam ( sa, लिङ्ग , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), somet ...
, not far from
Unst
Unst (; sco, Unst; nrn, Ønst) is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after Mainland and Yell. It has an area of .
Unst ...
.
Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at
Gutcher
Gutcher is a settlement on the northeast coast of Yell in the Shetland islands. From here, rollon/roll off ferry services to Belmont on Unst and Hamars Ness on Fetlar operate. The settlement has a harbour, and a former post office which, in 20 ...
. However the harbour, built in 1991, remains the most active on the island and one of the largest UK fishing ports by UK vessels.
Strawberries are also grown, at Cullivoe, in polythene tunnels.
The ruined church of
St Olaf and cemetery give the place an historical air. The
Sands of Breckon composed of crushed shells are near here.
Cullivoe holds an annual
Up Helly Aa
Up Helly Aa ( ; literally "Up Holy .html" ;"title="ay/nowiki>">ay/nowiki> All") is a type of fire festival held annually from January to March in various communities in Shetland, Scotland, to mark the end of the Yule season. Each festival inv ...
, on the last Friday in February. Cullivoe also has its own dance band, once fronted by the late
Willie Hunter, as well as the Cullivoe Fiddlers, highlighting traditional Shetland music.
References
External links
Undiscovered Scotland - Cullivoe
Villages in Yell, Shetland
Fishing communities in Scotland
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