Old Photograph Noss Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of a cottage on Noss, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Noss island is separated from the island of Bressay by the narrow Noss Sound. It has been run as a sheep farm since 1900. The island had a population of 20 in 1851 but has had no permanent inhabitants since 1939. The main focus of settlement on Noss was around the low lying west side of the island at Gungstie, Old Norse for a landing place, Gungstie was built in the 1670s.



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