Placenames In Seventeenth Century

Shetland Place Names circa 1611-1650

• Aith, Fetlar
• Aithsnes, Aithsting
• Amisworth,
• Antoninsone in Isbister, Quhalsay
• Arisdaill, Yell
• Awick, Yell
• Baidchill, Sandness
• Bailziesta, Unst
• Ballista, Unst
• Baltasound,
• Balzesta, Unst
• Bandoune,
• Bardista, Walls
• Basta,
• Bastay, Yell
• Belzea, Unst
• Berrie, Tingwall
• Bigdone, Unst
• Bigsetter, Aithsting
• Bigton, Unst
• Bigtoun, Papa
• Bigtoun, Unst
• Blafirth, North Mavin
• Blindbuster,
• Bodoin, Unst
• Bodon, Unst
• Bodun, Unst
• Bowanes,
• Bowdun, Unst
• Brabister, Northmaving
• Brabuster, Waiss
• Bragne, Northmavin
• Brek, Aithsting
• Brek, Delting
• Brek, Waiss
• Brek, Wallis
• Brevick, Northmaven
• Brewick, Northmaven
• Brindestay, Tingwall
• Brindista, Gulberwick
• Brinzetter,
• Brounatwat,
• Bruasetter, Aithsting
• Bruch, Yell
• Brugh, Burray
• Brugh, Delting
• Brugh, Nesting
• Brugh, Unst
• Brugh, Yell
• Brumegar, Northmaving
• Bulzeasetter, Nesting
• Buravo, Northmavin
• Burgh, Burray
• Burrafirth, Unst
• Burraland, Dunrossness
• Burraland, Northmaven
• Burravo, Northmaving
• Burroford, Unst
• Calcliff, Tingwall
• Cardwell, Delting
• Catfuird, Nesting
• Catfurd, Nesting
• Cauldstay, Northmaving
• Channerwick, Dunrosness
• Cheldasetter, Quhailsay
• Cheldsetter, Quhailsay
• Cheldiswick, Quhalsay
• Clet, Quhailsay
• Clevocast, Unst
• Clibberswick, Unst
• Cliff, Unst
• Clisbo, Unst
• Clisbow, Unst
• Clivakir, Unst
• Clivocast, Unst
• Clodosetter, Northmaving
• Clothasetter,
• Clothen, Fetlar
• Cloudon, Fetlar
• Clousta, Aithsting
• Clovocast, Unst
• Clowgone, Unst
• Clumlie, Dunrossness
• Coit, Weisdaill
• Colasetter, Unst
• Coliesetter, Unst
• Collafirth, Delting
• Collasetter, Yell
• Colvadaill, Unst
• Colvadale, Unst
• Colvasetter, Yell
• Coningsetter, Yell
• Connonsetter, Yell
• Coppasetter, Yell
• Coppisetter, Yell
• Coule,
• Cova, Whytness
• Crocebuster, Fetlar
• Crosbister, Fetlar
• Crosbuster, Unst
• Cruicksetter, Northmaving
• Culbenstoft, Fetlar
• Culbinsgarthe, Dunrossness
• Culbinstoft,
• Culsetter, Delting
• Culsetter, Dunrossness
• Cultiswick, Sandsting
• Culzevo, Yell
• Culziesetter, Dunrossness
• Cumlewik, Dunrossness
• Daill, Delting
• Daill, Dunrossness
• Daill, Unst
• Daill, Waiss
• Daysetter, Yell
• Deall,
• Dowaris, Nesting
• Duafirth, Northmaven
• Easterfiord, Delting
• Eifirth, Sandisting
• Eldus, Papa Stour
• Elvesta, Waiss
• Elvister, Walls
• Enaffirth, Northmavin
• Esselmonth,
• Estabuster, Isle of Papay, Waiss
• Esterwick, Northmaving
• Esthouse, Tingwall
• Eswick,
• Ethenes, Northmaven
• Etter, Yell
• Ewle, Isle of Papa
• Exingabow, Dunrossness
• Failzie, Yell
• Faireiwell, Fetlar
• Fiblasetter, North Mavin
• Firth, Delting
• Fitch, Tingwall
• Fitche, Dunrossness
• Flemington, Nesting
• Fleth,
• Flewagar, Lunesting
• Flewagarthe, Lunesting
• Flewagarthe, Northmaving
• Fofragarth, Sandness
• Forratwat, Waiss
• Foullay,
• Franggord, Unst
• Frangoird, Unst
• Frangord, Northmavine
• Funze, Fetlar
• Funzie, Fetlar
• Futabrugh,
• Gairdegarth, Unst
• Gairdie, Unst
• Gairdie, Zell
• Gairdie benorth, Unst
• Gairdiegarth,
• Gairdiehouse,
• Gairdoun, Lunasting
• Gairdoun, Unst
• Gairth,
• Gardatoun,
• Gardine benorth, Unst
• Garth, Brassay
• Garthe, Dunrossness
• Garthe, Nesting
• Garthsbank,
• Gibhouse, Fetlar
• Gibsetter, Dunrossness
• Gildisloik,
• Gillisbrek, Lunesting
• Gilsbreck, Lunasting
• Glaitnes, Nesting
• Glaslow, Unst
• Glis,
• Gloup, Yell
• Glus, Northmavin
• Goird, Cognisbrugh
• Goit, Dunrossness
• Gonfirth, Delting
• Gord, Fetlar
• Gosabruch,
• Gravaland, Yell
• Graveland, Zell
• Graven, Delting
• Greinwell, Tingwall
• Gruting, Delting
• Gruting, Fetlar
• Grunzesetter, Northmavene
• Grutquoy, Walls
• Gudsir, Zell
• Guidser, Yell
• Gunyesetter, Northmavin
• Hagarsetter, Northmaving
• Hagarstay, Whytnes
• Hagrasetter, Northmavin
• Hainrin,
• Hamagirth, Unst
• Hambersland, Tingwall
• Hamer, Unst
• Hammer, Fetlar
• Hammer, Unst
• Hamnasetter, Quhalsay
• Hamnavo, Yell
• Hamragarth, Weisdaill
• Hamragie, Weisdaill
• Hanager, Unst
• Harraldswick, Unst
• Hellibuster, Weisdaill
• Heugoland, Northmaven
• Hewgoland, Quhyteness
• Hildigarth,
• Hildiswick, Northmaven
• Hilwall, Dunrossness
• Hilwell,
• Hillweill,
• Hillwill,
• Hocksetter in Quailsay, Nesting
• Holland, Tingwall
• Hoswick,
• Houbister,
• Houff, Whytness
• Houland,
• Houle, Unst
• Houll, Fetlar
• Houll, Northmaving
• Houll, Unst
• Houll, Yell
• Houlland, Tingwall
• Housbister, Nesting
• Housdigarth, Waiss
• Housdigarthe, Waiss
• Housgasetter, Fetlar
• Houss, Weisdaill
• Houssetter, Northmavin
• Hoversta, Brassay
• Hoversta, Unst
• Hoverstay, Brassay
• Hoverstay, Unst
• How, Quhytnes
• Howaland, Whytness
• Howasetter, Aithsting
• Howell, Fetlar
• Howgoland, Quhytbes & Weisdaill
• Howgoland, Whyteness
• Howis, Quhytnes
• Howland, Northmaven
• Howland, Unst
• Howland, Yell
• Howle, Unst
• Howsden, Unst
• Hoxford, Weisdaill
• Hoxsetter In Sandness, Waiss
• Huggaland, Unst
• Hugoland, Northmaven
• Hugsetter, Quhalsay
• Huie, Unst
• Hundagarth, Unst
• Huxsetter, Weisdall
• Ilvista, Walls
• Instefer, Brassay
• Isbister, Northmaven
• Isbister, Quhalsay
• Isbuster, Northmaving
• Isle of Mewhouse, Unst
• Isle of Papay, Waiss
• Isle of Papa Meikle, Walls
• Keldiebuster, Brassay
• Kellinsetter, Wais
• Kergord, Wesdaill
• Kettilsetter, Yell
• Kirabister, Lunasting
• Kirkabister, Yell
• Kirkabuster, Brassay
• Kirkabuster, Lunasting
• Kirkabuster, Yell
• Kirkasetter, Nesting
• Kirkatoun, Unst
• Kirkawms in Norwick, Unst
• Kirkgrow, Weisdaill
• Kirkibuster, Lunasting
• Langascoill, Unst
• Langhous, Unst
• Langhouse, Fetlar
• Langhouse, Unst
• Laxfurd,
• Laxfirth,
• Laxo, Delting
• Lerwick, Tingwall
• Levaneip, Nesting
• Levannep, Lunesting
• Levanwick, Dunrossness
• Lie, Delting
• Lie, Dunrossness
• Lie, Quhalsay
• Lie, Walls
• Liewith, Dunrossness
• Linxsetter, Tingwall
• Little Setter, Yell
• Littlesetter, Yell
• Lugasetter, Dunrossness
• Lugondeil, Fetlar
• Lumbuster,
• Lunay, Lunesting
• Luning,
• Lunysetter, Northmaving
• Lutelaland, Fetlar
• Mael, Burrey
• Maill, Burray
• Maill, Unst
• Mailland, Unst
• Maland, Unst
• Male, Burray
• Mangasetter, Northmaving
• Manssone in Tow, Gulberwick
• Marrasetter, Quahalsay
• Mawick, Dunrossness
• Meiklegarth, Fetlar
• Meilles,
• Melbie, Sandness
• Midbrek, Yell
• Middaill, Wais
• Midsetter, Yell
• Midsetter, Isle of Papay, Waiss
• Mo, Dunrossness
• Moo
• Moull, Unst
• Mowanes, Unst
• Mowlay, Unst
• Mowness
• Mungarsdaill, Fetlar
• Murasetter, Unst
• Murroun, Northmaving
• Mursetter, Yell
• Myre, Dunrossness
• Nather Houll, Unst
• Navisgarth, Nothmavine
• Neip, Nesting
• Neschdoun,
• Nescheoun, Delting
• Nestasetter
• Nether Daill in Norbie, Waiss
• Nether Houll, Yell
• Netherdaill, Sandness
• Nethersetter, Northmaving
• Nethersound, Gulberwick
• Netherhowland, Aithsting
• Newhouse, Delting
• Newhouse, Fetlar
• Newhouse, Unst
• Newing, Nesting
• Nibabock,
• Nibon, Northmavin
• Nibone, Northmaven
• Nisbister, Tingwall
• Norbie, Sandness
• Norbister, Burray
• Nordaill, Fetlar
• Norst,
• North Hamersland, Tingwall
• North Ley,
• North Sandwick, Yell
• Northbrugh, Yell
• Northbuster, Burray
• Northdaill, Fetlar
• Northerhouse, Delting
• Northerhouse, Fetlar
• Northladie, Yell
• Northous, Papa
• Northouse, Papa
• North-Hous in Ustanes, Quhytnes
• Ocraquoy, Connisbrugh
• Ocratongone, Northmaving
• Olagarth, Papastour
• Oliberie,
• Olstay, Yell
• Orabuster, Northmavin
• Ordaill, Unst
• Ordstay, Fetlar
• Otterswick, Zell
• Ottfrouk, Yell
• Oudalester, Weisdaill
• Overbister, Weisdaill
• Over-sound, Tingwall
• Oxsetter, Northmaving
• Papa Stour
• Papastour, Waiss
• Papastoure,
• Papa-littill, Aithsting
• Papa-Little
• Petersetter, Unst
• Quarff, Burray
• Quendall,
• Quhailgarthe, Unst
• Quhame,
• Quhome, Delting
• Quoyfirthe, Northmaving
• Quoyhous, Unst
• Rago, Yell
• Relisbruche, Nesting
• Ronan, Unst
• Ronone, Unst
• Rosbuster, Fetlar
• Row, Unst
• Rowland, Unst
• Rue, Unst
• Sallafirth, Yell
• Sandabreck,
• Sandabrick, Gulberwick
• Sandaw, Unst
• Sandfrie, Nesting
• Sandishouse, Quhalsay
• Sandness, Sandwick
• Sandness, Waiss
• Sandvo, Northmaving
• Sandwick, Burray
• Sandwick, Dunrossness
• Sandwick, Unst
• Scae, Unst
• Scalloway,
• Scarpagairt, Weisdale
• Scarpo, Unst
• Scat,
• Scatness, Dunrossness
• Scattishouse, Dunrossness
• Schelvo, Fetlar
• Scrawald, Unst
• Scutoft, Unst
• Sellafirth, Yell
• Sellafirthe, Yell
• Semblasetter,
• Semlasetter, Sandsting
• Seter, Yell
• Settar, Brassay
• Setter in Harraldswick, Unst
• Setter, Fetlar
• Setter, Nesting
• Setter, Unst
• Setter, Waiss
• Setter, Weisdaill
• Setter, Yell
• Shewartson, Lunasting
• Shirva, Fetlar
• Sicherhous, Papa
• Sindder-quoy, Unst
• Sistay, Isle of Brassay
• Ska, Unst
• Ska, Whalsay
• Skaa, Quhalsay
• Skae, Northmaven
• Skae, Unst
• Skae, Whalsay
• Skalloway-banks, Tingwall
• Skarversetter, Waiss
• Skegga, Unst
• Skelbeis, Lunesting
• Skelberrie, Lunasting
• Skeld, Sandsting
• Skeleabuster, Brassay
• Skelesta,
• Skellistay, Nesting
• Skellingsta, Nesting
• Sleina, Unst
• Snarravo, Unst
• Snawbrugh, Unst
• Snawburgh, Unst
• Soitland, Unst
• Sotland, Unst
• Soulem, Northmaving
• Sound, Tingwall
• Sound, Yell
• Sound in Gulberwick, Tingwall
• Soundbruch-head, Dunrossness
• Soundbrugh,
• South Daill, Fetlar
• Southdaill, Fetlar
• Southladie, Yell
• Southneip, Nesting
• Sowlum, Northmaving
• St. Ninian's Isle, Dunrossness
• Stannidaill, Sandsting
• Stanswell, Weisdaill
• Stapnes,
• Still, Unst
• Stoiff, Unst
• Stoist, Unst
• Strand, Fetlar
• Stanetoft In Funze, Fetlar
• Stravald, Unst
• Stroholmefirth, Weisdaill
• Stromnes, Quhytnes
• Stromness, Quhytsnes
• Stutope, Unst
• Suedasetter, Yell
• Suenesetterbray,
• Sumbuster,
• Susatter, Yell
• Sutherhouse, Isle of Papay, Unst
• Swanneissone in Troiswick, Dunrossness
• Swenesetter, Tingwall
• Swenesetterbray, Delting
• Swinesetter, Delting
• Tangwick, Northmavin
• Tingon, Northmavin
• Toft of Burrowfirth, Unst
• Toftis, Yell
• Tow, Tingwall
• Tresta, Aithsting
• Troiswick, Dunrossness
• Tronafirth, Tingwall
• Tuat, Aithsting
• Tuenswick, Sandsting
• Twat, Aithsting
• Udallistoft, Delting
• Udsta, Fetlar
• Ulsta, Yell
• Ulstay, Yell
• Umbuth, Unst
• Umgistar, Northmavine
• Under Failze, Fetlar
• Under Hamber, Unst
• Under Hammer, Unst
• Underfaille, Fetlar
• Underhoull, Unst
• Undlehous, Unst
• Undlehouse, Unst
• Uphouse, Papa
• Uphouse, Unst
• Uppersetter, Yell
• Urasetter, Fetlar
• Urgarth, Unst
• Urie, Fetlar
• Usbesetter, Fetlar
• Ustanes, Whytness
• Utrabister, Gulberwick
• Utrabuster, Yell
• Utterska, Unst
• Uyea, Northmaven
• Uyeasound, Aithsting
• Uzea, Northmaven
• Vailze, Fetlar
• Vailzie, Fetlar
• Valay, Waiss
• Valey,
• Vassie, Yell
• Vensgarth, Tingwall
• Viasetter, Dunrossness
• Vigga, Unst
• Virss, Unst
• Vinboith, Unst
• Vo, Delting
• Vo, Dunrossness
• Voesgarth, Unst
• Voesgarthe, Unst
• Voldstay, Yell
• Vorista,
• Voxsetter, Delting
• Wadbuster, Unst
• Wadebuster, Unst
• Wailzie, Unst
• Wallisgart, Unst
• Wallisgarthe, Unst
• Warbuster, Burray
• Watlie, Unst
• Watquhy, Unst
• Wedderstay, Delting
• West Skeld, Sandsting
• Westagir, Dunrossness
• Wester Scord, Delting
• Westerhouse, Unst
• Westhous, Unst
• Westquarff, Isle of Burray
• Widwick, Unst
• Willisnes,
• Wilsnes, Dunrossness
• Windhous, Yell
• Windhouse, Yell
• Windnes,*Yell
• Wodbuster, Tingwall
• Wormidaill, Quhytsness