Best Shetland

St Ninian’s Isle Beach features a unique Shetland tombolo, a shifting sandbar connected to the mainland. This is the United Kingdom’s largest active tombolo and offers a fascinating geological study site. The beach is primarily used by researchers and those interested in coastal processes and the hi...

The Shetland Mainland is Scotland’s largest island offering a unique experience. It boasts a dramatically sculpted coastline formed by ancient volcanoes and glaciers. Historically significant, it provides an insight into traditional Shetland life. The island is of interest to travelers seeking remot...

Raven Black is a 2006 crime novel by British author Ann Cleeves and the first installment in her Shetland series. Set in the Shetland Islands, it follows Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez as he investigates the killing of a teenage girl whose body is discovered in the snow. The novel uses the islands'...

Red Bones is a 2009 crime novel by Ann Cleeves and the third installment in her Shetland series featuring detective Jimmy Perez. Set principally on Whalsay, it begins when a woman is shot during an archaeological excavation and develops around local families, wartime history, and remains uncovered a...

Liberian-flagged tanker SS Braer ran aground at Garths Ness, Shetland in January 1993, spilling 84,700 tonnes of light crude oil into the North Sea.

Quendale Water Mill is a restored water-powered grain mill at Quendale in the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. Built in 1867, it used an overshot waterwheel to drive machinery for grinding grain and represented a larger operation than Shetland's traditional small horizontal mills. The preserved...

Jarlshof is a multi-period archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland, featuring continuous settlement from the Bronze Age around 2500 BC through the Norse periods until the 17th century.

The Gloup is a collapsed sea cave on Fetlar in Shetland, Scotland, UK, where the name derives from an Old Norse term for a chasm, producing a roaring sound in heavy seas.