Otterswick

Otterswick

East Yell Methodist Kirk, Otterswick
Otterswick
 Otterswick shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU516855
Civil parishYell
Council areaShetland
Lieutenancy areaShetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01957
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentShetland
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 60°33′04″N 1°03′29″W / 60.551°N 1.058°W / 60.551; -1.058

The White Wife of Queyon

Otterswick on the Isle of Yell in the Shetland Islands, on the inlet of Otters Wick. It is on the east side of the island. There is also an "Otterswick" on Sanday in the Orkney Islands.[1]

The surrounding area is a breeding ground of red-throated divers,[2] and as the name suggests, there are many otters in the area.

The German ship Bohus was wrecked near here in 1924.,[3] and its figurehead, known as the "White Wife of Queyon" can be seen near the village. The original one, made of wood has rotted away, and it has been replaced by a fibreglass replica.[4] Despite being a German boat, the Bohus was built in Grangemouth on the Firth of Forth, and was originally known as Bertha.[3]

References

  1. Hall, Adrian & Brown, John (September 2005). "Otterswick, Sanday". Edinburgh: Orkney Landscapes: <http://www.fettes.com/orkney/>. Archived from the original on January 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-07. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. "SPA description: Otterswick and Graveland". JNCC. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  3. 1 2 "White Wife of Otterswick". Shetlopedia. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  4. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
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