Nesting is a parish in theShetland Islands,Scotland. It includes a part of the eastShetland Mainland, measuring about twelve by four miles (19 by 6 kilometres), along the seaboard fromGletness toLunna Ness, and also the island ofWhalsay and theOut Skerries. The coast is deeply indented byvoes and headlands. Thearable 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 ofLunnasting in the North and the island parish ofWhalsay 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 atBrettabister.[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 isSymbister and there are several notable Neolithic sites on the island, includingBenie Hoose, theStanding Stones of Yoxie, and thePettigarths Field Cairns.
This article incorporates text from - Wilson, Rev. JohnThe Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
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