Tripwell is a hamlet in western
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
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 ...
islands of Scotland. It is located to the south of the village of
Brough, northeast of
Marrister
Marrister is a settlement on the west coast of Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It looks across Linga Sound to the island of West Linga.
History
Marrister was occupied in Viking times and a gold Viking ri ...
.
Scarfmoor Burn passes on the eastern side of the settlement, passing an old mill in Tripwell.
Council houses were built in Tripwell in the late 1970, consisting of sheltered housing for senior citizens and 2 and 3 bedroom family houses.
In 1993, ''
Ship's Monthly'' reported that a Joseph Kay of 18 Tripwell was researching the life history of Captain
Thomas Kay, master of the sailing vessel ''
Earl of Dunmore
Earl of Dunmore is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.
History
The title was created in 1686 for Lord Charles Murray, second son of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl. He was made Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet (or Tullimet) and V ...
'' (1891-1903), contributing to the local history of Shetland.
References
External links
Canmore - Whalsay, Ingleside site recordCanmore - WHalsay, Gro Stanes site record
Villages in Whalsay
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