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Weisdale
Weisdale in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Weisdale is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Weisdale is a bay, hamlet and ancient parish on Mainland in Shetland, Scotland. The bay opens near the northern extremity of Scalloway Bay, and strikes four and a half miles to the north north east. The hamlet lies at the bay's head, about twelve miles north west of Lerwick.
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Background
History
Weisdale was the scene of a series of evictions of crofters in favour of large scale sheep farming in the 19th century. Approximately three hundred and eighteen crofters were evicted from the Weisdale valley in what is described as the clearances. Local author John J. Graham wrote two novels on this theme.
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- Coordinates
- 60.2667, -1.2856
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Weisdale?
- Weisdale is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 60.2667°, -1.2856°.