Uyeasound (Unst)

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Shetland Settlements
Name:	Uyeasound
UK Grid Reference:	HP592012
Distance from Lerwick by road:	50 miles plus 2 ferries
Community Council:	Unst
Google Street View:

Picture from a George Washington Wilson post card from about 1900. Note the herring barrels stacked on the right, and what is possibly a herring boat's mast on the bogies on the rail track. There is someone up a ladder against the building far left.

The pier, which can be seen in the old picture above, but without the wooden extension.

Uyeasound, is a small settlement on the south coast of the island of Unst. It lies on the north shore of a bay called Uyea Sound, from which its name is derived.
One of the most notable buildings in the village is Greenwell's Booth, a Hanseatic trading booth dating from about 1646.
To the east of Uyeasound, across the ayre which separates Easter Loch from Uyea Sound, is Uyeasound Primary School and the settlement of Clivocast. Further east on the same road lies Muness Castle.

In April 2009 a new 100 metre long pier, which cost £3.3M, was officially opened.

Front of old shop

Some old houses survive, some don't.

These houses can be seen in the old picture, above left. The one to the right was a shop until 19??

The pier and buildings shown in the other pictures can be seen at the centre of the far shore of Uyea Sound.

External Links

• Undiscovered Scotland - Uyeasound
• Uyeasound pictures on Unst.org