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<span style="font-size:150%">'''Wikishire'''</span> is | <span style="font-size:150%">'''Wikishire'''</span> is where you may find the best of Britain and Ireland | ||
'''Wikishire''' can be where you are; whether you are on [[File:Macareux3.jpg|38px]] the [[Shetland]] islands or [[File:Pygoscelis papua.jpg|38px|]] 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. | |||
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Tell the world what you love about your home. Each shire, from [[Kent]] to [[County Kerry|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 - | Tell the world what you love about your home. Each shire, from [[Kent]] to [[County Kerry|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 - | ||
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Revision as of 13:01, 9 September 2010
Wikishire is where you may find the best of Britain and Ireland
Wikishire can be 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 -
Today is 21st June 2025
- Shetland Day.
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ScallowayScalloway was the ancient capital of Shetland, a position it lost to Lerwick in 1708. It is a fishing port on the western, Atlantic coast of Mainland. Standing over the harbour are the remains of Scalloway Castle, built from 1599 onwards by Earl Patrick Stewart. The castle remains the village's most notable feature. The village is a centre for yoal racing, a popular local sport in Scalloway: Shetland yoals are a distinctive boat derived from those of Hordaland in Norway, whence came many boatbuilders to Scalloway. The town also provides a service base for the oil business. (Read more) |