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	Fetlar Interpretive Centre - Exhibitions
		Fetlar Interpretive Centre has a broad collection of local archaeology, including including Norse steatite bowls and decorated loom and fishing weights from a Norse house at Gord in Fetlar, discovered accidentally in 1993 by a man digging his garden.
		Fetlar has a long history of education, from the early 19th century school at Urie in the north to the school at Still to the current school.
		This exhibition shows teachers and classes in Fetlar through the late 19th and whole of the 20th centuries, and on one particular occasion, a large class of schoolchildren gathered at Brough Lodge (the laird's house) for a coronation party when Edward VII was crowned.
	www.fetlar.com /exhibits.htm (1138 words)

	The Orkney and Shetland Touring Company - The Shetland Islands - Fetlar Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		FETLAR (ON Fetill - band or strap, perhaps referring to the Funzie Girt, an ancient dyke which divides the island) was always described as Wast Isle and East Isle and has been described as the "Garden of Shetland" on account of its fertile soils.
		The centre stones are said to be a fiddler and his wife who were surprised by the dawn which turned the surrounding dancing trows and the couple to stone as the sun rose.
		The importance of Fetlar in Iron Age times is clear from the number of brochs.
	www.orkneyshetland.co.uk /fetlar.html (504 words)

	Fetlar fury about chopped harbour works – 19th June
		Fetlar was in line to get a new ferry terminal, protected by a breakwater that would have enabled the ferry to berth in all weather conditions and also safely overnight, on the island.
		At present, the Fetlar ferry is being berthed overnight at Cullivoe, in the neighbouring island of Yell.
		To have the ferry berthed at Fetlar and crewed by folk from the island is regarded as one way of counteracting the depopulation trend in Shetland’s outer islands.
	www.shetland-news.co.uk /archives/pages/news%20stories/2003/June%202003/fetlar_fury_about_chopped_harbour_works_%96_19th_june1.htm (795 words)

	Fetlar Interpretive Centre - Facilities
		We also have a powerpoint presentation on all Fetlar's birds, and information on the birds is updated annually on an extensive database with the help of RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) staff or volunteers.
		Fetlar luderhorn, once used by boats as a kind of foghorn, with the date of 1741 engraved on it.
		For those with family connections in Fetlar, you may find the information you are looking for on our genealogical database, which in the case of some families goes back to the 1500s.
	www.zetnet.co.uk /sigs/centre/facility.htm (555 words)

	Shetland Music Development - (gigrev09) Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham in Fetlar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fetlar is well known for its love of dancing, and following the concert, a dance band made up of parts of Filska and parts of Fiddlers' Bid, took to the stage to play their brand of seriously fine music for numerous sets of reels, Boston two-steps and waltzes.
		The Fetlar concert was a co-promoters event and the Shetland leg of Aly and Phil's highly successful Millennium Tour.
		Fetlar's enthusiasm and appreciation for the concert was unbounded and all the performers will certainly be welcome back at any time.
	www.shetland-music.com /gigrev09.htm (778 words)

	Fetlar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		EAST of Yell lies Fetlar — ‘The Garden of Shetland’ — a verdant, fertile isle which once supported a population of 900 but is now home to around a tenth of that.
		Fetlar has more natural arches, per mile of coastline, than anywhere else in Shetland.
		Fetlar used to hold the UK's only breeding snowy owls, but they have not bred since 1975 and have long since abandoned the island.
	www.initiative-at-the-edge.org.uk /Fetlar.htm (234 words)

	Fetlar Museum - Time Team Index
		Fetlar Museum was used as their 'control centre' during the digs.
		The boat had most likely been filled with stones as the topsoil in the area was so thin, and this is what gave rise to the long covered mound which has been a part of the Fetlar landscape for over a thousand years.
		It is remarkable that such a large piece of steatite was ever quarried and carved in one piece, let alone survived for over 1,000 years.
	www.fetlar.com /time_team_index.htm (493 words)

	Fetlar Interpretive Centre - Archives
		The largest single proportion of the recordings are of the late Jamesie Laurenson of Aithbank, Fetlar's best-known storyteller who died in the 1980s and who was recorded by researchers from throughout Britain.
		He plays Fetlar tunes which are reputed to be amongst the oldest in Shetland.
		Fetlar Interpretive Centre's extensive film and video archive starts with film taken at Brough Lodge in the 1930s and ends with some of the most recent events in the island, but material is added to the archive all the time to provide an ongoing record of island life.
	www.zetnet.co.uk /sigs/centre/archives.htm (427 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Suffolk \| Escaped Snowy owl found shot dead
		Fetlar escaped from his handler at the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary at Stonham Barns during a routine flight just over three weeks ago.
		Sanctuary staff had feared Fetlar would not be able to cope in the wild for too long, but did not think he was at risk from being shot.
		Fetlar's favourite handler, Gary Butcher, who retrieved the body, took him back to be buried at the sanctuary, near Stowmarket.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/suffolk/3638829.stm (328 words)

	Fetlar - visitshetland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The name Fetlar means ‘the island of the fat land’ in Old Norse and its rich grazings and fertile soils were a prime attraction even before the Vikings colonised it 1,200 years ago.
		Local tradition says Gruting in Fetlar was the site of the first Norse landing in Shetland (although Haroldswick in Unst may dispute this!) What is certain is that Fetlar has been inhabited for at least 5,000 years.
		Although the ‘Statutory Bird Sanctuary’ (part of the RSPB reserve on Fetlar) is closed from 1st May to 11th August, to reduce the disturbance to breeding birds, all the species breeding in the area can be seen elsewhere on the island.
	www.visitshetland.com /Fetlar?printversion=1 (704 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Articles - Britain's wildest places
		Fetlar lies to the east of Yell, is lush and green by Shetland standards, with a sparse population of 100 people, and it’s home to a considerable proportion of the UK’s red-necked phalaropes.
		Phalaropes, small birds the size of a starling, come back to Fetlar to breed and are often so tame that they run around your feet.
		She arrives in Fetlar, larks around with the males, lays the eggs and then leaves the male to brood and rear the young on his own.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/animals/features/197index.shtml (1556 words)

	Fetlar Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Fetlar is the fourth largest of the Shetland Islands, with an irregular shape that measures a maximum of six miles by five and covers some 15 square miles.
		Fetlar's main settlement is Houbie, situated where the main road across the island touches the south coast.
		And roped to the winding gear are the sad remains of Fetlar's flit boat, which until the 1970s was rowed ashore from the Lerwick steamer carrying all the islands passengers, supplies and freight.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /fetlar/fetlar/index.html (1049 words)

	Fetlar Interpretive Centre Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Opposite the pier in Fetlar's main settlement of Houbie is the Fetlar Interpretive Centre.
		Fetlar is an island with a remarkable depth of history.
		Fetlar's plants, birds and animals feature large as well, while for fans of Channel 4's Time Team there is information about - and artefacts from - the Time Team visit to Fetlar in August 2002.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /fetlar/interpretivecentre (541 words)

	Epilogue
		'Arriving at Fetlar below the croft of Colbinstoft, they explained their mission to the people there, and were told that the eagle's eyrie was under an overhang in an inaccessible part of the cliffs.
		There was some argument about whether a young boy should be entrusted with such an important task, but he was a wiry chap, well used to cliff climbing, and so he was tied to the rope and lowered over the edge.
		When Robert Nicholson's mother learned about the trip she encouraged him to go along, saying "Here's a chance for you to go and see the lass you rescued." When they reached Unst, Robert was directed to the croft of Braehead where he made himself known.
	www.davidkfaux.org /Eaglebairn.htm (2144 words)

	Unst, Fetlar & Yell
		A sense of history permeates Fetlar, known as the 'garden of Shetland'.
		The 19th century Clearances removed most of the island population - but remaining islanders can trace their heritage for 500 years.
		Truly wild and solitary, Yell is an island for getting away from it all - for escaping into the eerie surroundings and losing yourself in its atmosphere.
	www.escapetotheedge.co.uk /unst-fetlar-yell.html (122 words)

	Five star quality for Shetland hostel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fetlar Interpretive Centre and Shetland Amenity Trust have both been shortlisted.
		The centre, awarded a Scottish Museum of the Year Award in 2000, is a small community run museum and visitor centre on the island of Fetlar.
		Fetlar Interpretive Centre provides displays on local history, archaeology, folklore and wildlife, including interactive multi-media exhibits.
	www.scotland.gov.uk /pages/news/2002/08/p_SETCS052.aspx (502 words)

	Fetlar -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The northern part of Fetlar is a (Click link for more info and facts about RSPB) RSPB reserve, home to several important breeding species including (A variety of jaeger) Arctic Skuas, (Click link for more info and facts about Whimbrel) Whimbrels.
		Another attraction on the island is Brough Lodge, built by Arthur Nicolson in the (The decade from 1820 to 1829) 1820s.
		(Click link for more info and facts about Ferries) Ferries sail from Oddsta on Fetlar to Gutcher on (A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)) Yell and Belmont on (Click link for more info and facts about Unst) Unst.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fe/fetlar.htm (163 words)

	Sarah McBurnie's "See Shetland" Page - The Fetlar Birdwatching Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Once past the Mid Yell turn-off, you'll be able to glimpse your first sighting of Fetlar (and Unst) to the east and north.
		During our tour of Fetlar we'll visit Bobby Tulloch's famous bird hide, the Loch of Funzie, and Tresta Beach, where we'll see all three of these breeds - as well as many others (such as the Skua or 'Bonxie').
		Fuller details of the 2005 Fetlar and North Yell tours will be published here in the near future; please return here soon.
	www.seeshetland.co.uk /Fetlar_detailed.html (639 words)

	Fetlar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fetlar es una de las islas del norte de Shetland, Escocia, con una población de cerca de 100 personas.
		La parte norteña de Fetlar es una reserva de RSPB, hogar a los skuas árticos, whimbrels, phalarope rojo-red-necked y buhos nevosos.
		Los transbordadores navegan de Oddsta en Fetlar a Gutcher en grito y Belmont en Unst.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/fe/Fetlar.htm (115 words)

	Shetland Wildlife
		We travel north, across the island of Yell, to connect with the morning ferry to the island of Fetlar.
		Fetlar holds over 90% of the British breeding population, although the birds' stay on the island is brief - they generally arrive during the third week of May and are gone by the end of July!
		Fetlar's fertile land produces a dazzling display of wild flowers and we should find several species of Orchid with ease.
	www.shetlandwildlife.co.uk /holidays/wildlife/ultshet.htm (1097 words)

	Shetland Museum - Culture - Rev Ingram
		After studying at Aberdeen his first ministry was in Yell and Fetlar in 1803.
		In 1821 he was appointed to Unst and set about 'as the prophet from old on Babylon, determined to chasten and purify'.
		His son John, born in Fetlar in 1808, followed his father into the Church in 1838, and together they formed a formidable team.
	www.shetland-museum.org.uk /collections/culture/rev_ingram.htm (232 words)

	Fetlar Kirk Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Close to Fetlar's Tresta Beach and backed by Papil Water is Fetlar Kirk.
		These mark the last resting places of three of the crew of the SS Hop from Bergen, which was torpedoed on 4 February 1940.
		The three men buried on Fetlar were among 15 crew members killed when their lifeboat was wrecked off Unst three days later.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /fetlar/church (499 words)

	Fetlar Interpretive Centre, Shetland's finest museum
		The Time Team, from the popular UK television programme, were on Fetlar from Tuesday 27th to Thursday 29th of August, 2002.
		Because of the interest this has created, we have set up a few extra pages providing a record of their activity on the island.
		The pages showing the Time Team in Fetlar can be accessed from here.
	www.fetlar.com (263 words)

	Channel 4 - Time Team 2003
		After discovering pieces of Viking soapstone vessels in their vegetable patch, Nick and Lynn Boxall, owners of Fetlar General Stores, thought it might be worth calling in Time Team.
		As well as being attracted by the possibility of finding a Viking settlement, the Team was also intrigued by some of Fetlar's fascinating earthworks and rocky outcrops.
		A successful Time Team excavation after which the people of Fetlar now have more evidence about their Norse forefathers.
	www.channel4.com /history/timeteam/2003_fetlar.html (251 words)

	Shetland's Finest Home Pages - Index Page.
		Last year, there were over 30 breeding pairs of Red-necked Phalaropes that nested on Fetlar.
		About 15% of the UKs Whimbrel think Fetlar's a great place to live, and the Arctic Terns keep coming back each summer.
		That's quite a low population compared to other communities in Shetland, but population figures are actually rising in Fetlar at the moment so there's hope for the future.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/1425 (423 words)

	SHETLAND, or ZETLAND - Online Information article about SHETLAND, or ZETLAND
		Fetlar (347) lies off the east coast of Yell, from which it is divided by Colgrave Sound and the isle of Hascosay and is 5 M. long by 61 m.
		The island is divided into Mainland district (comprising the parishes of Northmavine, Delting, Nesting, Sandsting, Walls, Tingwall, Bressay, Lerwick and Dunrossness) and North Isles district (the parishes of Unst, Fetlar and Yell).
		original Pictish inhabitants remains exist in the form of stone circles (three in Unst and two in Fetlar) and brochs (of which 75 examples survive).
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SHA_SIV/SHETLAND_or_ZETLAND.html (4700 words)

	Shetland Wildlife - Where to Watch Birds in Shetland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Shetland is famous for its large seabird colonies, spectacular cliffs and the number and variety of rare and scarce migrants it attracts.
		The same seabirds as those on Unst can be seen on Fetlar (apart from nesting Gannets), although in smaller numbers, but the isle is probably best known for the Snowy Owls which nested there between 1967 and 1975 rearing a total of 20 young.
		Sadly the owls are no longer resident on the island and the only recent sightings have been of a male caught aboard a fishing boat and released there in 1994.
	www.wildlife.shetland.co.uk /birds/where.html (2475 words)

	Fetlar - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		Fetlar - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		During the summer, a wealth of birds breed on the reserve, including 90% of the British population of red-necked phalaropes.
		Mires of Funzie, view towards hide, Fetlar RSPB reserve - Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com, Ref: 6125900_00002_002)
	www.rspb.org.uk /reserves/guide/f/fetlar/index.asp (151 words)

	Fetlar Car Accident Claim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As road traffic accidents increase due to the number of cars on the roads increasing every year, the number of people making a claim is becoming more commonplace in society.
		So, for making a Fetlar car accident claim, the first step is to contact a personal injury solicitor.
		If it is proven that you do unfortunately have whiplash, then you have a very good case to claim.
	www.car-accident-compensation-claim.com /car_accident_claim/Fetlar.html (190 words)

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