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[[Image:Lochofbenston.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Loch of Benston]]
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[[Image:Nestingwarmemorial.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Nesting War Memorial]]


'''Nesting''' is a parish in the east of [[Mainland, Shetland]]. It includes not only a part of the Mainland, measure about twelve miles by four, on coast and seaboard from [[Gletness]] to [[Lunna Ness]]; comprehends also the islands of [[Whalsay]] and the [[Out Skerries]], and is much diversified on all its coasts by [[voe]]s and headlands. The land comprises only about one thousand acres in tillage, and is mostly pastoral, or waste.
'''Nesting''' is a parish in the [[Shetland Islands]], [[Scotland]]. It includes a part of the east [[Shetland Mainland]], measuring about {{convert|12|by|4|mi|km|spell=in|0|abbr=off}}, along the seaboard from [[Gletness]] to [[Lunna Ness]], and also the island of [[Whalsay]] and the [[Out Skerries]]. The coast is deeply indented by [[wiktionary:voe|voe]]s and headlands. The [[arable land]] comprises only about {{convert|1000|acre|ha|sigfig=1|abbr=off}}, the remainder being mostly open moorland. The total area is given as {{convert|105.6|km2|sqmi acre|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/pardetails20.html Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Nesting]</ref> This includes the ancient parish of [[Lunnasting]] in the North and the island parish of [[Whalsay]] to the east, which were added to Nesting in 1891. Before that, the ancient parishes of North Nesting and South Nesting were merged.


The parish church, St Ola's Kirk, stands approximately {{Convert|10|mi|km|abbr=}} north of Lerwick near the war memorial at [[Brettabister]].<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=16590 "Nesting Shetland"] Vision of Britain. Retrieved 9 Feb 2013.</ref><ref name=Shetlopedia>[http://shetlopedia.com/Nesting "Nesting"]. Shetlopedia. Retrieved 9 Feb 2013.</ref><ref>[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/181685/details/brettabister+st+ola+s+kirk+including+memorial+enclosure/ "Brettabister, St Ola's Kirk including Memorial Enclosure"]. Canmore. Retrieved 9 Feb 2013.</ref>
[[Lunnasting]] Parish was merged into it.


Nesting is generally divided into a north and south district.
Nesting is divided into a north and south districts. The population in 1958 was 1549.<ref name=Shetlopedia/>


Settlements in Nesting include:
Settlements in Nesting include:
* [[Benston]] (South Nesting)
* [[Benston]] (South Nesting)
* [[Billister]] (North Nesting)
* [[Billister]] (North Nesting)
* [[Brettabister]] (North Nesting)
* [[Catfirth]] (South Nesting)
* [[Catfirth]] (South Nesting)
* [[Dury]] (North Nesting)
* [[Dury, Shetland|Dury]] (North Nesting)
* [[Freester]] (South Nesting)
* [[Freester]] (South Nesting)
* [[Gletness]] (South Nesting), including North and South Isles of Gletness
* [[Gletness]] (South Nesting), including North and South Isles of Gletness
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* [[Skellister]] (South Nesting)
* [[Skellister]] (South Nesting)


The main village of Whalsay is [[Symbister]] and there are several notable Neolithic sites on the island, including [[Benie Hoose]], the [[Standing Stones of Yoxie]], and the [[Pettigarths Field Cairns]].
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[[James Stout Angus]] was from Nesting.
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==Notable residents==

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*[[James Stout Angus]] was from Nesting.
*[[Alexander Levie]] born and raised here.


==References==
==References==
This article incorporates text from -
This article incorporates text from - Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
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Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.shetland.gov.uk/communitydirectory/detailed.asp?GroupID=230 Nesting & Lunnasting Community Council]
* [http://www.shetland.gov.uk/communitydirectory/detailed.asp?GroupID=230 Nesting & Lunnasting Community Council]


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Latest revision as of 00:39, 28 January 2023

Loch of Benston
Nesting War Memorial

Nesting is a parish in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It includes a part of the east Shetland Mainland, measuring about twelve by four miles (19 by 6 kilometres), along the seaboard from Gletness to Lunna Ness, and also the island of Whalsay and the Out Skerries. The coast is deeply indented by voes and headlands. The arable land comprises only about 1,000 acres (400 hectares), the remainder being mostly open moorland. The total area is given as 105.6 km2 (41 sq mi; 26,094 acres).[1] This includes the ancient parish of Lunnasting in the North and the island parish of Whalsay to the east, which were added to Nesting in 1891. Before that, the ancient parishes of North Nesting and South Nesting were merged.

The parish church, St Ola's Kirk, stands approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Lerwick near the war memorial at Brettabister.[2][3][4]

Nesting is divided into a north and south districts. The population in 1958 was 1549.[3]

Settlements in Nesting include:

The main village of Whalsay is Symbister and there are several notable Neolithic sites on the island, including Benie Hoose, the Standing Stones of Yoxie, and the Pettigarths Field Cairns.


Notable residents

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References

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This article incorporates text from - Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone

  1. ^ Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Nesting
  2. ^ "Nesting Shetland" Vision of Britain. Retrieved 9 Feb 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Nesting". Shetlopedia. Retrieved 9 Feb 2013.
  4. ^ "Brettabister, St Ola's Kirk including Memorial Enclosure". Canmore. Retrieved 9 Feb 2013.
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