Main Page

From Wikishire
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Welcome to Wikishire
Currently serving 35,688 articles
Today is 12th March 2026 .

Wikishire is where you may find the best of Britain and Ireland.

Wikishire is where you are; whether you are on the Shetland islands or the South Shetland Islands, or the places between, Wikishire is a growing guide on all you need to know about the British and Irish lands.

Tell the world what you love about your home. Each shire, from Kent to Kerry is here, with ever-growing detail; if your town or village is not in Wikishire, or if something important is missed out, then log on, then -

Add it and Edit

To begin, you can peruse the list of counties of the UK or Republic of Ireland, or even go directly to a random page! To accompany the encyclopædia we also have an interactive map of the counties of the British Isles. We also have Resources for GIS including KML files and postcode lookup tools.

Today's featured image is:

The old whaling station at Leith Harbour, South Georgia

Leith Harbour

Leith Harbour is an abandoned whaling station on Stromness Bay in the middle of the north coast of South Georgia. It is one of three whaling stations on the bay, along with Husvik and Stromness.

Leith Harbour was established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd of Edinburgh and was in operation from 1909 until the end of whaling in 1965. (Read more)

Recently featured: Criffel   •  Kilkeel   •  Loch Mullardoch

What is a wiki?

A wiki is a collaborative website with certain standard functions allowing easy editing of pages by anyone. At Wikishire, you may log on and start work right away.

Few things stay still for long, and here you can keep updating or improving the articles. A wiki is a constant work in progress.