Nesting is a parish in the
Shetland Islands
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,
Scotland
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. It includes a part of the east
Shetland Mainland, measuring about , along the seaboard from
Gletness to
Lunna Ness, and also the island of
Whalsay and the
Out Skerries. The coast is deeply indented by
voes and headlands. The
arable land
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comprises only about , the remainder being mostly open moorland. The total area is given as . This includes the ancient parish of
Lunnasting in the North and the island parish of
Whalsay to the east, which were added to Nesting in 1891. Before that, the ancient parishes of North Nesting and South Nesting were merged.
The parish church, St Ola's Kirk, stands approximately north of Lerwick near the war memorial at
Brettabister.
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Shetlopedia. Retrieved 9 Feb 2013."Brettabister, St Ola's Kirk including Memorial Enclosure"
Canmore. Retrieved 9 Feb 2013.
Nesting is divided into a north and south districts. The population in 1958 was 1549.[
Settlements in Nesting include:
* Benston (South Nesting)
* Billister (North Nesting)
* Brettabister (North Nesting)
* Catfirth (South Nesting)
* Dury (North Nesting)
* Freester (South Nesting)
* Gletness (South Nesting), including North and South Isles of Gletness
* Kirkabister (North Nesting)
* Laxfirth (North Nesting)
* Skellister (South Nesting)
The main village of Whalsay is ]Symbister
Symbister is the largest village and port on Whalsay, an island in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland. The population in 1991 was 797. The focus of the village is the harbour, which is home to small Fishing vessel, fishing boats as well as larg ...
and there are several notable Neolithic sites on the island, including Benie Hoose, the Standing Stones of Yoxie, and the Pettigarths Field Cairns
The Pettigarths Field Cairns is a Neolithic site in the parish of Nesting, Shetland, Nesting, northeastern Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It is located approximately to the northwest of Benie Hoose. The site contains upright ston ...
.
Notable residents
* James Stout Angus was from Nesting.
* Alexander Levie born and raised here.
References
This article incorporates text from - Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
External links
Nesting & Lunnasting Community Council
Parishes of Shetland
Thing (assembly)
Whalsay
Mainland, Shetland
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