Coast And Waters On History Visit To Fair Isle Halfway Between Shetland And Orkney Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the coast and waters on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Fair Isle, an island located halfway between the Shetland Islands and the Orkney Islands. Fair Isle is the most remote inhabited island in the United Kingdom. The western coast consists of cliffs of up to 660 feet in height, with Ward Hill at 712 feet being the highest point of the island. On the eastern coast the almost detached headland of Sheep Rock rises to 433 feet in height. On 20 August 1588 the flagship of the Spanish Armada, El Gran Grifón, was shipwrecked in the cove of Stroms Hellier, forcing its 300 sailors to spend six weeks living with the islanders. Fishing has always been an important industry for the island. In 1702, the Dutch, who were interested in Shetland's herring fisheries, fought a naval battle against French warships just off the island. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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