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many words from
Norn
, the language spoken here until the nineteenth century (for
more on Norn, see p.424). Shetland was never part of the Gaelic-speaking culture of
Highland Scotland, and the later Scottish influence is essentially a Lowland one.
Scottish takeover
In 1469, Shetland followed Orkney in being
mortgaged to Scotland
, Christian I of
Norway being unable to raise the dowry for the marriage of his daughter, Margaret,
Muckle Flugga
Hermaness
SHETLAND
7
Burrafirth
Haroldswick
Unst
Baltasound
HIGHLIGHTS
Traditional music
Isle of Noss
Mousa
Jarlshof
Fair Isle
Lunna House
Hermaness
Cullivoe
1
Belmont
Uyeasound
2
3
Sellafirth
Gutcher
Yell
Point of Fethaland
4
5
6
7
Fetlar
Hamar's
Ness
Mid
Yell
Houbie
Funzie
Otterswick
Ronas Hill
(1475ft)
Collafirth
Ulsta
H
a
m
n
avoe
Burravoe
Esha Ness
Toft
Hillswick
Lunna
6
Out
Skerries
Mavis Grind
Brae
Ve Skerries
Muckle
Roe
Papa
Stour
Whalsay
Laxo
Vidlin
Voe
Symbister
Vementry
Biggings
Sandness
Aith
West
Burrafirth
Bixter
Weisdale
Staneydale
Temple
Walls
Skeld
Vaila
Tingwall
Culswick
Bressay
Foula
1
Maryfield
Noss
Scalloway
Lerwick
2
Ham
Hamnavoe
West
Burra
Cunningsburgh
South Havra
Sandwick
3
Maywick
N
Mousa
St Ninian's
Isle
Levenwick
Loch of Spiggie
Boddam
Quendale
Sumburgh
Airport
Fitful Head
0
10
4
5
Sumburgh Head
miles
Jarlshof
Fair Isle
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