Old Photograph Pier Lerwick Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of ships at the pier in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The crews of Dutch herring boats found the rich fishing grounds off Shetland in the 17th century and gathered each summer in the sheltered waters of Bressay Sound, coming ashore at the bay at Lerwick where initially a seasonal settlement grow up. Fishing in various forms would dominate the life of the community for hundreds of years and today the modern industry is still a cornerstone of the way of life. Over the period, there have been booms and busts, but the fishing industry has, literally, always been at the heart of Lerwick.



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