Silwick
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{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Silwick
| label_position=left
| country= Scotland
| static_image_name= Vegetable garden - geograph.org.uk - 479867.jpg
| static_image_caption= A vegetable garden at Silwick
| population=
| os_grid_reference= HU292425
| coordinates = {{coord|60.167|-1.472|display=inline,title}}
| post_town= SHETLAND
| postcode_area= ZE
| postcode_district= ZE2
| dial_code= 01595
| constituency_westminster= Orkney and Shetland
| civil_parish= Sandsting
| unitary_scotland= Shetland
| lieutenancy_scotland= Shetland
| constituency_scottish_parliament= Shetland
}}
Silwick, a once thriving community in the West Mainland, Shetland, Scotland about three miles from Skeld, is now almost deserted. The area has dramatic cliffs and views.{{cite web|url=http://www.walkshetland.com/silwick-and-westerwick-circular.php|title=Silwick and Westerwick Circular|publisher=WalkShetland|accessdate=15 December 2014}}
The Norwegian vessel Ustetind was wrecked on the stony beach here in 1929.{{cite web|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/102912/details/ustetind+westerwick+wester+wick+atlantic/|title=Ustetind: Westerwick, Wester Wick, Atlantic|publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland|accessdate=15 December 2014}}
References
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=Sources=
- This article is based on http://shetlopedia.com/Silwick a GFDL wiki.
External links
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- [http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/335/details/ward+of+silwick/ Canmore - Ward of Silwick site record]
Category:Villages in Mainland, Shetland
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