Walls, Shetland

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Walls, Shetland is a coastal village on the west side of the Shetland Mainland in Scotland, known historically as a fishing and crofting community.

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Walls, Shetland canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal settlement ⓘ
village ⓘ
administrativeArea Shetland Islands Council area ⓘ
category Populated coastal places in Scotland ⓘ
Villages in Mainland, Shetland ⓘ
coast Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 10 miles west of Lerwick by road ⓘ
hasBayOrVoe Walls Voe ⓘ
hasEducationalFacility primary school ⓘ
hasEvent Walls Regatta ⓘ
hasFacility community hall ⓘ
marina or small boat berths ⓘ
pier ⓘ
post office ⓘ
shop ⓘ
hasHarbour Walls harbour ⓘ
hasNearbyGeographicFeature Vaila Sound ⓘ
hasNearbyIsland Foula ⓘ
Vaila ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Sandness ⓘ
Voe ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding parish church ⓘ
historicalActivity crofting ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
isCoastal true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lieutenancyArea Shetland ⓘ
localDialect Shetland dialect of Scots ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Isles ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Shetland ⓘ
Shetland Islands ⓘ
linked to: Shetland

United Kingdom ⓘ
West Mainland, Shetland ⓘ
locatedOn Mainland, Shetland ⓘ
OSGridReference HU ⓘ
partOf civil parish of Walls and Sandness ⓘ
postalCountry Scotland ⓘ
region Highlands and Islands ⓘ
roadAccess A971 road ⓘ
traditionalIndustry crofting agriculture ⓘ
fish curing ⓘ
herring fishing ⓘ
unitaryAuthority Shetland Islands ⓘ
linked to: Shetland

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Walls Boundary Fault → namedAfter → Walls, Shetland ⓘ