Scalloway

Scalloway

Infobox UK place
official_name= Scalloway
country= Scotland
population= 1,000 (approx.)
os_grid_reference=
latitude= 60.14
longitude= -1.28
post_town= SHETLAND
postcode_area= ZE
postcode_district= ZE1
dial_code= 01595
constituency_westminster= Orkney and Shetland
civil_parish=
unitary_scotland= Shetland
lieutenancy_scotland= Shetland
constituency_scottish_parliament= Shetland
website =http://shetlopedia.com/Scalloway

Scalloway (Old Norse:"Skalavagr" - "bay with house") is the largest settlement on the North Atlantic coast of Mainland, Shetland with a population of approximately 812, at the 2001 census. Until 1708 it was the capital of the Shetland Islands (now Lerwick, on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland).

Scalloway is also the location of the [http://www.nafc.ac.uk/ North Atlantic Fisheries College] which offers numerous courses and supports several research programmes in fisheries sciences, aquaculture, marine engineering and coastal management etc.

Nearby are the Scalloway Islands, which derive their name from the town.

History

Built in 1600 by Earl Patrick Stewart, the remains of Scalloway Castle is the most notable feature of the village. Scalloway Castle is located near the quay (the castle is usually locked, however a key can be borrowed from the nearby [http://www.scalloway-hotel.co.uk Scalloway Hotel] ).

Norwegian boatbuilders from the Bergen area, (Os and Tysnes), built Yoals, which were then taken apart and 'flat packed' for shipping to Scalloway, from about the 16th century. Instead of sending complicated assembly instructions, they sent boatbuilders to re-build them. Many of those stayed for years in Shetland, and some married there.

To the Hanseatic merchants from Bremen and Hamburg, Scalloway was known as "Schaldewage" and as a good sheltered harbour on the route to Hillswick.

Barbara Tulloch [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SCT-SHETLAND/2003-08/1059975272 Rootsweb] and her daughter Ellen - the last witches to be burned in Shetland - were executed on Gallow Hill, overlooking the village.

During World War II, Scalloway was the home base and housed for some time the headquarter of The Shetland Bus, part of the Norwegian resistance against Nazi-Germany. The "Norway House" and the "Prince Olav Pier / slipway", which formed major parts of the base are still existing. Details about the history of "The Shetland Bus" are on display at the Scalloway Museum. Shetland author Willie Smith discusses this period extensively in his memoir.cite book|last=Smith|first=Willie|title=Willie's War and Other Stories|publisher=Shetland Times Ltd|date=2003|isbn=978-1898852971] Notable Scalloway authors are the prolific James R. Nicolson and the photographer/writer C.J. (Clement) Williamson.

After the war Scalloway served as harbour of the Shetland-Orkney ferry service (mv Orcadia on the Scalloway - Stromness route).

After the opening of the "Schiehallion Oil Field" off the west coast of Shetland, Scalloway took over some functions as a service base for the oil business.

References

External links

* [http://www.shetlopedia.com/Scalloway Shetlopedia.com Scalloway, with extra pictures, at Shetlopedia.com] [http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/museum_gfx_en/AM29285.html Scalloway Museum] ]


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