Delting
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| Delting | |
| Shetland | |
|---|---|
 Houses in Brae | |
| Grid reference: | HU407723 |
| Location: | 60°26’0"N, 1°15’44"W |
Delting is a parish on Mainland, Shetland. It includes the Sullom Voe oil terminal and its main settlements are Brae, Mossbank and Voe.[1]
The name of the parish, as with others of Shetland, incorporates the Norse þing, meaning 'court' or 'assembly'.
The parish, as described in 1882-1884, included the islands of Bigga, Fishholm, Brother Isle, Little Roe, and Muckle Roe; of these only Muckle Roe was at that time inhabited. The landward area "varies in breadth from 3 to 6 miles, being much intersected by voes or arms of the sea".[2]
Outside links
- Lewis, Samuel (1856). "Delting". A Topographical dictionary of Scotland. http://scotland_topograph.enacademic.com/679/Delting. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- "Nesting, Lunnasting and Delting". Shetland Amenity Trust. http://www.shetland-heritage.co.uk/assets/files/brochures/geographicleaflets/Nest_Lunn_Delt.pdf. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
References
- ↑ "Delting Community Council Area Statement". Shetland Islands Council. http://www.shetland.gov.uk/developmentplans/documents/DeltingCommunityStatement.pdf. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: Delting, Shetland (1882-1884) - Vision of Britain