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	Shetland Mainland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland.
		The island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's ferry and air connections.
		Westland and the Northern Mainland - in particular the Northmavine peninsula - are wild with much moorland and coastal cliffs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shetland_Mainland (126 words)

	Shetland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Shetland Islands (also sometimes spelled Zetland or Hjaltland) are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and also form a traditional county and Lieutenancy area.
		The Shetland Islands were originally a Norwegian colony, but ownership defaulted to the crown of Scotland on 20 February 1472 following non-payment of a marriage dowry.
		Fair Isle lies approximately halfway between Shetland and Orkney, but it is administered as part of Shetland and is often counted as part of the island group.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shetland (479 words)

	Mainland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mainland is usually the continental part of a region, as opposed to the islands nearby.
		Mainland Ireland as opposed to its offshore islands.
		Note that "the mainland" in Northern Ireland is ambiguous between this sense and the preceding one; using the phrase to mean "Great Britain as opposed to Northern Ireland" is considered offensive by many Nationalists.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Mainland (351 words)

	Vementry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Vementry is an uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland, on the north side of the West Mainland, lying south of Muckle Roe.
		There is no ferry service to the island, although the shepherd on the mainland farm occasionally makes the short trip to work with stock on the island.
		Vementry Isle is separated from Vementry mainland by a narrow channel or "sound", consisting of Uyea Sound to the east and Cribba Sound to the west.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Vementry (210 words)

	Shetland Islands Council - Housing Options (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The south mainland of Shetland has the largest turnover of properties but the west mainland had a relatively high turn over of properties in 2002 with 18 properties being sold.
		Well over half the houses in Shetland are owner-occupied and have been built privately and this trend continues vigorously, with owners often putting some or a lot of their own labour into the construction of the property.
		The banks and building societies located in Shetland have experience of dealing with people who are building their own properties and will advise you on mortgages and drawing down funds for this purpose.
	www.shetland.gov.uk /housingoptions/guide/building-buying-house.asp (1319 words)

	The Bryan-College Station Eagle > Lifestyles > Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shetland ponies once used for intensive labor such as hauling peat for heating and cooking are now mostly raised as pets and for breeding.
		Shetland erupted from volcanoes, was smoothed by the Ice Age, and flooded by rising waters before becoming 100 or so islands and skerries that make up the long, narrow archipelago, which stretches only 70 miles north to south but claims nearly a thousand miles of coastline.
		Shetlanders who once survived modestly on cod and herring fishing, croft farming, and knitting their famous sweaters suddenly found themselves in a new economy.
	www.theeagle.com /brazossunday/travel/101302shetland.htm (1290 words)

	International Travel News: Focus On — Archaeology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shetland is a group of 1.00 islands -- of which 20 are inhabited - that are Britain's mast northerly.
		Cars must be left on the mainland and then it is a 20-minute walk across the sand to St. Ninian's and the ruins of a small chapel that was probably in use from the earliest days of Christianity on Shetland.
		Outside Lerwick are the Shetland Croft Museum in Boddam (16 miles south); a typical mid-19th-century croft house, and the excavations ongoing at Old Scatness that have already uncovered a 2,000-year-old broch as well as buildings from the Iron Age (500 B.C.-A.D. 500) and from the Pictish period (about A.D 600-700).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3648/is_3_25/ai_62003305 (1300 words)

	Icelandic Sagas, Volume 3: Introduction
		In Shetland, on the other hand, the Mainland is full of high hills and headlands culminating in North Mavin at the extreme north-west of the island in Rona’s Hill.
		But the Mainland of Shetland, so far as the Orkney Saga is concerned, seems rather to have been used by those great chiefs as a house of call or a harbour of refuge.
		It follows from this that but very few Shetland names are mentioned in the Saga even on the Mainland, and though we can in most cases restore the old Norse names from their modern equivalents, we can but rarely point to the old names themselves in the pages of the Saga.
	www.sacred-texts.com /neu/ice/is3/is301.htm (14763 words)

	Shetland Islands Lighthouses
		The Shetland Islands are Scottish territories lying well to the north of the Scottish mainland.
		The lighthouse, which stands on the westernmost point of Shetland Mainland, is the last in the long line of Stevenson-designed lighthouses in Scotland.
		Muckle Roe is a circular island southwest of Brae on the western side of Shetland Mainland.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/sht.htm (2114 words)

	Shetland Museum - Textiles - Fair Isle Knitting
		Before trading brought indigo and madder to Shetland, plants and lichens were used to dye the yarns.
		When Shetland Knitting was exhibited in the Great Exhibition of 1851, Fair Isle knitting from the island was listed as: Fair Isle socks; gloves, vest piece, comforter and cap.
		It was fashionable in Shetland in the 1920s for young girls to knit Fair Isle.
	www.shetland-museum.org.uk /collections/textiles/fair_isle_knitting.htm (559 words)

	Frogwatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Since children have had (and continue to have) a key role in the spread of Frogs in Shetland, it is entirely appropriate that this survey was targetted towards younger age-groups.
		Breeding was noted in three different areas during 1999: at Uyeasound (the disused quarry and marshy area near the school), at Baltasound (Trolla Water, the small loch adjacent to the school) and in the mires at Haroldswick (predominantly along the Feall road).
		In 1982, Richardson reported only two records from the northern parts of central Mainland (Voe, and Setter Voe), and suggested that the moorland area of the Kames might act as a natural barrier to amphibians (given the vibrant population centres in southern central and west mainland).
	www.nature.shetland.co.uk /brc/frogs.htm (2440 words)

	GENUKI: Shetland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The surface of Shetland is generally bleak and moorish, and rises to a maximum alt.
		Large numbers of cattle and sheep of native breeds are reared, and the small Shetland ponies are remarkable for their strength and hardiness.
		Shetland comprises 12 pars., and the police burgh of Lerwick.
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/sct/SHI (655 words)

	Photos of Fleece Types (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As an “unimproved” breed, the Shetland was not originally intended to have a completely uniform fleece from head to tail.
		Traditionally, one Shetland fleece was put to multiple uses by the crofters on the Shetland Islands.
		This variability in the Shetland fleece is traditional, and should not be discriminated against in the show ring.
	www.shetland-sheep.org /photos_of_fleece_types.htm (225 words)

	The Orkney and Shetland Touring Company - Local Holiday Experts - The Shetland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shetland lies at the extreme edge of Britain and only became part of Scotland in the fifteenth century, when the King of Denmark mortgaged Shetland and Orkney to provide for his daughter's dowry.
		The Shetland sheep, too, can be seen everywhere, and it is these which provide the wool for Shetland's traditional jumpers, made in a wonderful variety of deep, rich colours and intricate patterns.
		Sporting activities on Shetland include yachting, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, sub-aqua, angling and golfing, and the islanders are proud of their eight excellent leisure centres and swimming pools.
	www.orkneyshetland.co.uk /shetland.html (1008 words)

	Scotland \| Orkney & Shetland \| Shetland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The western Mainland of Shetland, stretching west from Weisdale to Sandness, is known as The Westside.
		This part of Shetland is notable for its varied landscape of spectacular sea cliffs, rolling green hills, bleak moorland, peaty freshwater lochs and numerous long sea lochs, or voes.
		Lying 15 miles west of the Shetland Mainland, tiny Foula is the second most remote inhabited island after Fair Isle.
	www.travelscotland.co.uk /guide/orkney/orkney_21.htm (732 words)

	Shetland Wildlife - Where is Shetland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although part of Norway for over 500 years, and still proud of its Norse traditions, Shetland is part of the United Kingdom and zoogeographically Shetland is the northernmost extension of the British Isles.
		At their closest, Shetland’s nearest neighbours are the archipelago of Orkney, 70 km south-west (ignoring Fair Isle halfway in between which is politically, culturally and zoogeographically part of Shetland), Mainland Scotland 140 km south-west, Norway 275 km to the east and the Faeroe Islands 300 km to the north-east.
		Mainland holds the majority of the human population, followed by Yell, Unst, Whalsay, Bressay and Fetlar, although several other islands also have small communities.
	www.wildlife.shetland.co.uk /shetland.html (480 words)

	Mainland Shetland
		Visiting Western Mainland is like taking a step back in time to the days where life was unhurried.
		Northern Mainland is full of stark and beautiful contrasts -find yourself sharing a tranquil beach with nothing but your dreams and aspirations, and wonder at the strength and majesty of the Atlantic Ocean as you take in the breathtaking beauty of St Magnus Bay.
		For a more gentle assault on the senses, South Mainland is home to ancient unconvered artifacts at Jarlshof - a chance to lose yourself in history and lose yourself in life.
	www.escapetotheedge.co.uk /mainland-shetland.html (176 words)

	Shetland Wildlife Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The most northerly place in Britain, and some would say the most beautiful of all, Shetland forms a rugged archipelago of over a hundred islands and skerries, with a landscape of peat-covered rolling hills, a bewildering mosaic of sea lochs and rocky peninsulas, scattered crofts and innumerable freshwater lochs.
		Shetland is also a good place to encounter Otters and Grey Seals, while any of our boat trips may encounter dolphins or porpoises.
		Several lochs in south mainland are superb habitats in themselves, and we shall visit several, including the RSPB reserve of Loch Spiggie.
	www.naturalist.co.uk /tours2003/shetland.html (821 words)

	Welcome to the Shetland Islands!
		Shetland also has some of the best waters for fishing, sailing, canoeing, diving and simply 'messing about in boats' and each summer visitors come from all around the world through the main port of Lerwick.
		A new heritage of superb sports and leisure complexes is also firmly established in Shetland's lifestyle, and visitors can choose from a large range of facilities on the outlying islands as well as on the Shetland mainland.
		We have special pages and sections here about Shetland's location, its weather, its heritage, the yachting scene, where to stay and eat, and many other facets of visiting and living in Shetland.
	www.shetlandtourism.com (331 words)

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	www.cursiter.com /txt-exe-files/Mainmar.txt (3122 words)

	Quendale Water Mill - Miscellaneous Links
		If you have been thinking of visiting Shetland but were unsure of the scenery, this is a great place to start.
		Shetland Amenity Trust's aims are to protect, improve and enhance buildings and artefacts of architectural, historical, educational or of other interest in Shetland.
		Shetland Museum details the history of Shetland and its culture.
	www.quendalemill.shetland.co.uk /misc.html (309 words)

	Bressay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bressay (From Old Norse meaning 'Crash Island') is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, with a population of around 350 people.
		The main village on the island is Maryfield, from which ferries sail to Lerwick on the Shetland Mainland.
		Also in the village is a heritage centre and Gardie House, built in 1724.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bressay (115 words)

	Shetland Wildlife - Where to Watch Birds in Shetland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shetland is famous for its large seabird colonies, spectacular cliffs and the number and variety of rare and scarce migrants it attracts.
		Access to the main bird watching areas in Shetland is largely unrestricted and is facilitated by the almost complete lack of trees and the relatively small number of birdwatchers who normally work the area.
		These, the two most easterly island groups in Shetland are small, comprising only 600 acres with a lack of extensive cliffs, but they are very attractive to migrants in both spring and autumn.
	www.wildlife.shetland.co.uk /birds/where.html (2475 words)

	Search Results for Shetland - Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Originating in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, the breed is adapted to the islands' harsh climate and scant food supply.
		one of the Shetland Islands, historic county of Shetland, Scotland, lying in the Atlantic Ocean 16 miles (26 km) southwest of the largest Shetland island, Mainland.
		English naval officer believed to have been the first to sight the Antarctic mainland and to chart a portion of it.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Shetland&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (519 words)

	Discount Shetland - Mainland Hotels - Discount Hotels in Shetland - Mainland UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Many of the Hotels in Shetland - Mainland offer huge discounts for reservations and bookings for Discount Shetland - Mainland Hotels made on-line.
		Shetland - Mainland Hotels in Highlands and Islands - Sort Hotels by Room Rate
		It is said that nowhere in Shetland is more than 3 miles from the sea, and every bend in the road reveals yet another enchanting...
	www.london-hotel-offers.com /towns/shetlandmain.htm (113 words)

	Scotland Stock Photo Library Shetland mainland - scottish islands photography, commercial landscape picture library, ...
		Landscape photographs of Shetland Mainland in northern Scotland.
		Images of the eshaness cliff's and hillswick northmavine area of the mainland.
		Pictures of mousa, noss, yell and unst the most northerly island of the shetland group.
	www.scotland-photo-library.co.uk /photonet/shetland/shetland.html (139 words)

	Central Mainland Local Info on Undiscovered Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Scalloway lies at the heart of an area sometimes referred to as Central Mainland.
		Part of Central Mainland lies to the south of Scalloway: where you find two remarkable lines of islands, parallel to one another and to the coast of South Mainland.
		Shetland Islands Council, Townhall, Hillhead, Lerwick ZE1 0HB.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /shetland/centralmainland/info.html (309 words)

	Scottish Traditional Tales - The Fiddler O' Gord
		George P.S. Peterson is headmaster of Brae primary school in the North Mainland of Shetland, uncomfortably close to the new oil terminal for a staunch Shetland patriot.
		His loyalty is particularly to his native small island of Papa Stour, once the seat of the Norse governor of Shetland but now sadly depopulated: he is concerned to preserve all aspects of its culture, from place-names and history to fiddle tunes and the famous Papa Stour Sword Dance and mummers' play.
		In the Highlands he usually goes in to dance with a jar of whisky strapped to his back, and yet is not tired when he comes out after a year or more: in Shetland he is sometimes carrying a creel of fish, which remains fresh, and this is probably implied here.
	www.electricscotland.com /music/tales/fiddler.htm (982 words)

	Shetland Wildlife - Puffins in Shetland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Most of the large coloured part of the Puffin's bill (the bright bluish and yellow areas closest to the head) is simply a decorative sheath and is shed during the winter, to be regrown each spring at the start of the breeding season.
		Situated near the tip of North Mainland in the shadow of Ronas Hill (Shetlands highest hill at 450m), the Isle of Uyea supports a colony of around 1000 pairs of Puffins nesting in burrows on the top of the isle and in cracks in the cliffs.
		Lying mid-way between the Orkney and Shetland islands, Fair Isle supports around 25,000 pairs of Puffins nesting on the steep grassy slopes and in cracks in the cliffs virtually all round the island.
	www.wildlife.shetland.co.uk /birds/puffins.html (1289 words)

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