Billister

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name= Billister

| label_position= right

| country= Scotland

| static_image_name= Billister, North Nesting (geograph 3017087).jpg

| static_image_caption= Three houses of different ages, possibly even built in different centuries

| population=

| os_grid_reference= HU479601

| coordinates = {{coord|60.323|-1.131|display=inline,title}}

| post_town= SHETLAND

| postcode_area= ZE

| postcode_district= ZE2

| dial_code= 01595

| constituency_westminster= Orkney and Shetland

| civil_parish= Nesting

| unitary_scotland= Shetland

| lieutenancy_scotland= Shetland

| constituency_scottish_parliament= Shetland

}}

Billister is a settlement in the parish of Nesting, on the island of Mainland, in Shetland, Scotland. It is on Lax Firth.

Billister was formerly the terminal for the ferry to Whalsay, although this has now moved to Laxo.{{cite web|url=http://shetlopedia.com/Billister|title=Billister|publisher=Shetlopedia|accessdate=28 May 2008}} The pier was built by the council in 1956.

References

External links

[http://www.ports.org.uk/port.asp?id=634 Ports and Harbours of the UK - Quoys (Billister)]
[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/1205/details/muckle+head/ Canmore - Muckle Head site record]
[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/1206/details/loch+of+garths/ Canmore - Loch of Garths site record]

Category:Villages in Mainland, Shetland