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    Symbister is the largest village and port on Whalsay, an island in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland. The population in 1991 was 797. The focus of...
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    Symbister House is a former country house in Symbister, Whalsay island, in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It was built in 1823 by the Bruce family who...
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    from Symbister to Laxo and Vidlin on the Shetland Mainland. When normal service is in operation two ferries run a tandem service between Symbister and...
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    William Bruce of Symbister and Sumburgh (died 1624) was a Scottish landowner. William Bruce was a relation of Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie, Perthshire...
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    port centre.  Lerwick Scalloway  Brae Sandwick Aith Mid Yell Baltasound Symbister Orkney→ The main Tier 1 settlements, i.e. locality areas having the greatest...
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    passenger ferry operated by the SIC Ferries. She operates on the Vidlin or Symbister, Whalsay or Lerwick to Out Skerries service. Filla was the second of four...
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    SIC Ferries. She operates as the day vessel on the Laxo or Vidlin to Symbister, Whalsay service. Hendra was bought as the first of the second batch of...
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  • workboat hire company. Out Skerries service to the Isle of Out Skerries from Symbister (on Whalsay), Vidlin or Lerwick both on the Mainland. Papa Stour service...
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    Orkney 2,490 1.21 Straumnes Scalloway Mainland, Shetland 1,170 Skálivágr Symbister Whalsay, Shetland 797 Sunnbólstaðr Brae Mainland, Shetland 750 Breiðeið...
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    Laxo Voe in Vidlin, Shetland, Scotland. A ferry from the Mainland to Symbister in Whalsay operates from the nearby Laxo Ferry Terminal, and is operated...
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    forward of the car deck. Entering service on 28 November 1983 on the Symbister or Vidlin or Lerwick to Out Skerries service, Filla took over from the...
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  • Weisdale South Scousburgh South Whiteness Stenness Sumburgh Swining Symbister Tangwick Tingwall Toab Toft Tresta, Bixter Tresta, Fetlar Tripwell Turniebrae...
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    Papil, Peerie Hom of Clett, Scarf Skerry, Stacks of Houssness, Taing of Symbister. Fair Isle; Breiti Stack, Fogli Stack, Hoiliff, Lang Cole, Oa Stack, Stacks...
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  • House Belmont House Brough Lodge Busta House Gardie House Lunna House Symbister House Auchans Castle Auchincruive Black Clauchrie House Blairquhan Castle...
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    Scotland. It is slightly more than 1 mile (1.6 km) north-north-west from Symbister Ness off the village of Marrister, in Linga Sound. At low tide the ledge...
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    the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It lies to the north of Saltness and Symbister, just to the northwest of Hamister. "North Park, HU 548 633 GB Grid"....
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  • Stenness Stonganess Stonybreck Stove Sudheim Sullom Sumburgh Head Sweening Symbister Tangwick Tingwall Toab Toft Trebister Tresta Trondavoe Turniebrae Twatt...
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    Coldingham and Jean Hepburn. Her second husband was William Bruce of Symbister Henry Sinclair, who was killed in a feud by Hugh Breif alias Hugh Morrison...
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    married (1) William Sinclair of Underhoull, Unst, (2) William Bruce of Symbister John Stewart died in November 1563. Jean Hepburn married secondly John...
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    Nesting in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It lies to the north of Symbister, just to the northeast of Saltness and southeast of North Park. "Hamister...
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    of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It lies to the east of Symbister, just north of the Loch of Huxter. Huxter Fort is located in the vicinity...
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    Sandwick is a hamlet, often considered part of the main village of Symbister along with adjacent Harlsdale, in the parish of Nesting in southwestern Whalsay...
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    (North Nesting) Skellister (South Nesting) The main village of Whalsay is Symbister and there are several notable Neolithic sites on the island, including...
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    Sinclair of Underhoull, Unst, a son of Olave Sinclair, (2) William Bruce of Symbister, a relation of Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie. John Stewart also had a...
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  • The Pier House Museum is a museum in Symbister, Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The museum is located in the old Pier House, which was once...
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  • Including Drying Beach) Category B 45273 Upload Photo Whalsay, Symbister, Symbister House (Now School), Including Area Walls, Stables, Dovecote, Boundary...
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    -0.9361 (Skaw Voe) Symbister Bay Zetland Symbister 60°20′31″N 1°01′40″W / 60.3419°N 1.0277°W / 60.3419; -1.0277 (Symbister Bay) Vai Voe Zetland...
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    in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It lies in the northern part of Symbister, just to the southwest of Hamister. "Saltness, HU 548 633 GB Grid". Ordnance...
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    lifeboat, taking extra fuel, set out again at 7:15pm, spending overnight at Symbister due to the conditions, and then heading out to the Everline at 6:00am...
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  • Church, Northmavine Sandwick Church Scalloway Church St Margaret's, Vidlin (meets in Meth. Chapel) St Paul's, Walls Whalsay Hall, Symbister, Whalsay...
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