Old Photograph Cave Papa Stour Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of a cave on Papa Stour island located to the West of mainland Shetland Islands, Scotland. Numerous shipwrecks have occurred around the coast, and the celebrated poem Da Sang o da Papa Men by Vagaland recalls the drama of the days when Papa Stour was a centre for deep sea fishing.



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Old Photograph Corn Mill Setter North Roe Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of a Corn Mill at Setter by North Roe at the northern tip of the large Northmavine peninsula of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Brass Band Lerwick Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of a Brass Band in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Fladdabister Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of crofters horse ploughing at Fladdabister located eight miles South of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Fladdabister is an unusual Shetland settlement, with some fascinating ruins with Dutch influenced building styles among the older croft houses. The expanding population of Scandinavia led to a shortage of available resources and arable land there and led to a period of Viking expansion, the Norse gradually shifting their attention from plundering to invasion. Shetland was colonised during the late 8th and 9th centuries, the fate of the existing indigenous population being uncertain. Modern Shetlanders have almost identical proportions of Scandinavian matrilineal and patrilineal genetic ancestry, suggesting that the islands were settled by both men and women in equal measure



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Old Photograph Women Whalsay Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of three women going for water on Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Whalsay, also known as " The Bonnie Isle ", is a peat-covered island east of the Shetland Mainland. The main settlement is Symbister, where the fishing fleet is based. The fleet is composed of both pelagic and demersal vessels. Other main settlements include Clate, Isbister, Sandwick, Saltness, Huxter, Challister, Marrister, North Park and furthest north is Skaw. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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