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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 voes and headlands. The land comprises only about one thousand acres in tillage, and is mostly pastoral, or waste.

Lunnasting Parish was merged into it.

Nesting is generally divided into a north and south district.

Settlements in Nesting include:

Benston (South Nesting)
Billister (North Nesting)
Catfirth (South Nesting)
Dury (North Nesting)
Freester (South Nesting)
Gletness (South Nesting), including North and South Isles of Gletness
Kirkabister (North Nesting)
Laxfirth (North Nesting)
Skellister (South Nesting)

James Stout Angus was from Nesting.

References

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

External links

Nesting & Lunnasting Community Council

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 '''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.