Skaw is a village in the extreme northeast of
Whalsay in the parish of
Nesting in the
Shetland Islands
Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom.
The islands lie about to the no ...
of
Scotland.
It is mainly a
crofting area.
Whalsay airstrip
Whalsay Airstrip is located at the village of Skaw in the northern end of the island of Whalsay, Shetland, Scotland
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and Whalsay Golf Club, the most northerly golf club in the British Isles, lie in the vicinity. The
East Loch of Skaw
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...
lies to the east of the village, and the
West Loch of Skaw
West Loch of Skaw is a loch of northern-central Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, to the southwest of the village of Skaw, Whalsay
Skaw is a village in the extreme northeast of Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland Islands of Sc ...
to the southwest.
A house here, named Westhoose, has been rebuilt three times.
Skaw Voe is a standing stone, 1.5 metres high, which stands 50 metres from the shore.
Off
Skaw Taing there are the islets of the
Outer Holm of Skaw
The Outer Holm of Skaw is a small, uninhabited islet, a rock outlier off the northeast coast of the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland
Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotlan ...
and the
Inner Holm of Skaw, the latter of which contains a ruined chapel.
References
External links
Scottish Places - Skaw
Villages in Whalsay
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