Huxter is a
crofting
Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production particular to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man.
Within the 19th century townships, individual crofts were established on the bett ...
township in southeastern
Whalsay
Whalsay ( sco, Whalsa; non, Hvalsey or ''Hvals-øy'', meaning 'Whale Island') is the sixth largest of the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland.
Geography
Whalsay, also known as "The Bonnie Isle", is a peat-covered island in the Shetland I ...
in the parish of
Nesting in the
Shetland islands of Scotland. It lies to the east of
Symbister, just north of the
Loch of Huxter.
Huxter Fort
Huxter Fort is an Iron Age fortification on the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland, dating to around 300 BC. It is on an islet in the Loch of Huxter, connected to the shore by a causeway.
Origins
The fort was probably b ...
is located in the vicinity, reached by foot along a causeway.
References
External links
Canmore - Whalsay, Loch of Huxter Fort site recordCanmore - Whalsay, Huxter Horizontal Mill site record
Villages in Whalsay
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