Sandsting is a parish in the West Mainland of Shetland, Scotland, forming a southern arm of the Walls Peninsula. After the parish of Aithsting was annexed into Sandsting in the sixteenth century, it became known as Sandsting and Aithsting parish.[1][2][3]
Ruins of St Mary's Chapel by Sand1878 map of Sandness Parish (west of Sandsting/Aithsting)
The parish includes the settlements of Skeld, Westerwick and Culswick. It contains the islands of Vementry and Papa Little together with a number of smaller islets, on the south side of St Magnus Bay, and comprehends a mainland district of about ten miles by eight between that bay and Scalloway Bay. The coast is partly bold, and cavernous; the seaboard is cut into sections by long bays; and the interior is mostly an assemblage of knolls and hillocks, with a profusion of heath and interspersions of moss.[4][5]
Antiquities include standing stones, burial monds and Old Norsefortifications, as well as church ruins and burial grounds. St Mary's Chapel in Sandsting was once the main church for the parish of Sandsting. The medieval church, which was built no later than the sixteenth century, now stands in ruin.[7]
Sandsting is a place name derived from the farm of Sand. Ting, from the Old NorseThing, is a reference to an assembly site or meeting place believed to have once been located within the area.[8]
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This article is based in part on The Gazetteer of Scotland by Rev. John Wilson (1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone, Edinburgh
sandsting, parish, west, mainland, shetland, scotland, forming, southern, walls, peninsula, after, parish, aithsting, annexed, into, sixteenth, century, became, known, aithsting, parish, ruins, mary, chapel, sand, 1878, sandness, parish, west, aithsting, conte. Sandsting is a parish in the West Mainland of Shetland Scotland forming a southern arm of the Walls Peninsula After the parish of Aithsting was annexed into Sandsting in the sixteenth century it became known as Sandsting and Aithsting parish 1 2 3 Ruins of St Mary s Chapel by Sand 1878 map of Sandness Parish west of Sandsting Aithsting Contents 1 Summary 2 Etymology 3 Note 4 References 5 Related Reading 6 External linksSummary editThe parish includes the settlements of Skeld Westerwick and Culswick It contains the islands of Vementry and Papa Little together with a number of smaller islets on the south side of St Magnus Bay and comprehends a mainland district of about ten miles by eight between that bay and Scalloway Bay The coast is partly bold and cavernous the seaboard is cut into sections by long bays and the interior is mostly an assemblage of knolls and hillocks with a profusion of heath and interspersions of moss 4 5 The area of the parish is given as 162 4 km2 6 Antiquities include standing stones burial monds and Old Norse fortifications as well as church ruins and burial grounds St Mary s Chapel in Sandsting was once the main church for the parish of Sandsting The medieval church which was built no later than the sixteenth century now stands in ruin 7 nbsp Dunrossness Lerwick Bressay Tingwall Sandsting Walls and Sandness Nesting Delting Northmavine Yell Fetlar UnstEtymology editSandsting is a place name derived from the farm of Sand Ting from the Old Norse Thing is a reference to an assembly site or meeting place believed to have once been located within the area 8 Note editThis article is based in part on The Gazetteer of Scotland by Rev John Wilson 1882 Published by W amp A K Johnstone EdinburghReferences edit Parish of Sandsting Scotland s places Sandsting and Aithsting Vision of Britain Sandsting parish Shetland Saints in Scottish Place Names Overview of Sandsting Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 8 August 2009 Sandsting Shetland Family History Society Gazetteer for Scotland Parish of Sandsting St Mary s Chapel by Sand Shetlopedia The Shetland Encyclopaedia Patterns of Assembly Norse Thing Sites in Shetland Alexandra Sanmark Journal of the North Atlantic 2013 Special Volume 5 XX XX Related Reading editGraham Campbell James and Batey Colleen E 1998 Vikings in Scotland An Archaeological Survey Edinburgh University Press ISBN 978 0 7486 0641 2 Jakobsen Jakob 1936 The Dialect and Place Names of Shetland David Nutt London Stewart John 1987 Shetland Collection of Place names Shetland Library and Museum Lerwick External links editSt Mary s Chapel Sand Sandsting History Group Shetland Parish Map 60 13 N 1 24 W 60 217 N 1 400 W 60 217 1 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandsting amp oldid 1195699165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
