Hillswick

Council areaLieutenancy areaCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSHETLANDPostcode districtZE2Dialling code01806PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish UK ParliamentScottish ParliamentHillswick Lighthouse
Ura Firth
Baa Taing Coordinates60°27′13″N 1°29′47″W / 60.453557°N 1.496517°W / 60.453557; -1.496517Constructed1895 (first)Foundationconcrete baseConstructionmetal skeletal towerHeight5 metres (16 ft)Shapequadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the topMarkingswhite towerPower sourcesolar power OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board^[2]First litn/a (current)Focal height34 metres (112 ft)Rangewhite: 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
red: 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) ^[1]CharacteristicFl (4) WR 15s. 60°28′34″N 1°29′20″W / 60.476°N 1.489°W / 60.476; -1.489

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.^[3] There is a community shop,^[4] a blacksmith, a public hall, a health centre, and a Church of Scotland kirk that is now mainly used for funerals, weddings and christenings. There is a wildlife sanctuary, situated at the historic former Hanseatic trading booth on the seafront, a small private art gallery with occasional public exhibitions, and the St Magnus Bay Hotel which offers accommodation, bar and restaurant services. A large dairy and sheep farm takes up the spectacular peninsula called Hillswick Ness, but there is public access and a signed walking route. There is a modern primary school at nearby Urafirth. A small automatic lighthouse is located 1.5 miles south of Hillswick, at the tip of the Ness.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Scotland
• List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses

References

External links

• Northern Lighthouse Board
• Canmore - Hillswick, Northmavine Parish Church and Churchyard site record

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