Otterswick

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Otterswick is a sparsely populated settlement on the East side of Yell, mostly known because of its White Wife of Otterswick figurehead, from the German ship Bohus, wrecked here in 1924.
It is the home area of the author Louis Johnson.

Poverty croft, with the East Yell Methodist Chapel on the left and the old East Yell Hall, now a store, in the distance
Poverty croft, with the East Yell Methodist Chapel on the left and the old East Yell Hall, now a store, in the distance
The red roofed Queyon croft, home of author Louis Johnson
The red roofed Queyon croft, home of author Louis Johnson
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