OS grid reference HU280769 Country Scotland Post town SHETLAND Local time Saturday 7:45 PM Council area Shetland | Lieutenancy area Shetland Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district ZE2 Dialling code 01806 Civil parish Northmavine | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 100% Humidity | ||
Hillswick is a small village in Northmavine, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and lies to the north-north west of Mainland, Shetland, the most northerly group of islands in the United Kingdom. It is situated 35 mi (56 km) from Lerwick. There is a community shop, a blacksmiths, a health centre, a Church of Scotland church that now only opens for births and deaths, a wildlife sanctuary and a hotel and it is surrounded by land that is used mainly to provide peat and farm sheep.
Map of Hillswick, Shetland, UK
A lighthouse is located 1.5 miles south of Hillswick.
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Hillswick Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA