St. Magnus Bay Hotel

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Old postcard of St. Magnus Bay Hotel

A notable building, which overshadows the village of Hillswick is the St. Magnus Bay Hotel. This white timber building was prefabricated in Norway for use at the Great Exhibition in Glasgow in 1896. It was bought by the North of Scotland, Orkney and Shetland Steam Navigation Company, (better known as the North Company), and rebuilt in Hillswick in 1902. Before proper roads had been built, the west side of Shetland was served by steamers on the Westside route from Scrabster, Stromness, and Scalloway.
After having been closed for several years, the hotel re-opened in October 2007 under new owners Paul Bird and Andrea Manson.