West Sandwick
West Sandwick | |
![]() West Sandwick, Yell, with North Mainland in the background |
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OS grid reference | HU450887 |
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Civil parish | Yell |
Council area | Shetland |
Lieutenancy area | Shetland |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Postcode district | ZE2 |
Dialling code | 01957 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | Orkney and Shetland |
Scottish Parliament | Shetland |
Coordinates: 60°34′52″N 1°10′41″W / 60.581°N 1.178°W
West Sandwick is a settlement on the Isle of Yell, Shetland Islands. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island.
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Looking north towards West Sandwick with the North Haa on the distant left
West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell.[1]
The area south of Southladie Flo is an important feeding area for locally breeding red-throated divers. The rare curved sedge (Carex maritima) grows beside an exit stream on West Sandwick beach.[1]
The bay contains a distinctive shingle spit known as the Urabug.
References
- 1 2 "Map 2 - Central North Yell Sound" (PDF). Shetland.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Sandwick. |
- BBC - Your Paintings - West Sandwick, Yell, by Tamar Williamson
- Keep Scotland Beautiful - Beach Awards - West Sandwick
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