About: Hillswick

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Hillswick is a small village in Northmavine, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and lies to the north-north west of Mainland, Shetland, the most northerly group of islands in the United Kingdom. It is situated 35 mi (56 km) from Lerwick. There is a community shop, a blacksmith, a public hall, a health centre, and a Church of Scotland kirk that is now mainly used for funerals, weddings and christenings. There is a wildlife sanctuary, situated at the historic former Hanseatic trading booth on the seafront, a small private art gallery with occasional public exhibitions, and the St Magnus Bay Hotel which offers accommodation, bar and restaurant services. A large dairy and sheep farm takes up the spectacular peninsula called Hillswick Ness, but there is public access and a signed walking route.

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  • Hillswick is a small village in Northmavine, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and lies to the north-north west of Mainland, Shetland, the most northerly group of islands in the United Kingdom. It is situated 35 mi (56 km) from Lerwick. There is a community shop, a blacksmith, a public hall, a health centre, and a Church of Scotland kirk that is now mainly used for funerals, weddings and christenings. There is a wildlife sanctuary, situated at the historic former Hanseatic trading booth on the seafront, a small private art gallery with occasional public exhibitions, and the St Magnus Bay Hotel which offers accommodation, bar and restaurant services. A large dairy and sheep farm takes up the spectacular peninsula called Hillswick Ness, but there is public access and a signed walking route. There is a modern primary school at nearby Urafirth.A small automatic lighthouse is located 1.5 miles south of Hillswick, at the tip of the Ness. (en)
  • Hillswick, Eskoziako Shetland uhartediko herri txiki bat da, Mainland uhartean. (eu)
  • Хиллсуик (англ. Hillswick) — деревня в северо-западной части острова Мейнленд в архипелаге Шетландских островов. (ru)
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  • The bay at Hillswick, looking across the bay with the main settlement on the far shore (en)
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  • The bay at Hillswick - geograph.org.uk - 551032.jpg (en)
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  • Hillswick, Eskoziako Shetland uhartediko herri txiki bat da, Mainland uhartean. (eu)
  • Хиллсуик (англ. Hillswick) — деревня в северо-западной части острова Мейнленд в архипелаге Шетландских островов. (ru)
  • Hillswick is a small village in Northmavine, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and lies to the north-north west of Mainland, Shetland, the most northerly group of islands in the United Kingdom. It is situated 35 mi (56 km) from Lerwick. There is a community shop, a blacksmith, a public hall, a health centre, and a Church of Scotland kirk that is now mainly used for funerals, weddings and christenings. There is a wildlife sanctuary, situated at the historic former Hanseatic trading booth on the seafront, a small private art gallery with occasional public exhibitions, and the St Magnus Bay Hotel which offers accommodation, bar and restaurant services. A large dairy and sheep farm takes up the spectacular peninsula called Hillswick Ness, but there is public access and a signed walking route. (en)
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  • Hillswick (en)
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  • Хиллсуик (ru)
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