Voe

Shetlopedia - The Shetland Encyclopaedia

Jump to: navigation, search
Lower Voe

Shetland Settlements
Name: Voe
UK Grid Reference: HU408631
Distance from Lerwick by road: 20
Community Council: Delting
Google Street View:
Lower Voe
Lower Voe
Looking out Olna Firth, from Voe, at sunset.  Photo by Jaydee67
Looking out Olna Firth, from Voe, at sunset. Photo by Jaydee67


Voe, ( Old Norse : Vagr = Bay ), Lies at the head of a long inlet called Olna Firth, it has been an important centre for trade for centuries and was especially so during the Faroe cod fisheries. It has been the home of the firm Adie's of Voe for almost as long, as commemorated in Laureen Johnson's book.
Its old pub, the Voe Tavern, has now been converted into housing, however there is a bar in the Pierhead restaurant.
The old pier has recently been replaced by a new concrete pier and an associated small boat Marina.
Voe is home to local artist Wibby (Wilbert Thompson) and poet Laureen Johnson.

Voe Pierhead
Voe Pierhead

Businesses

See also

Looking north from Lower Voe across Olna Firth towards Tagon. The old and new Voe Kirks can be seen near the centre of the picture.

A wider view of a similar scene, looking roughly from north to east, with Mulla on the left and Lower Voe on the right.
Picture by: Kareen Hunter


Shetland Settlements - Quick Navigation
A Aith - Aithsetter - Aywick M Maywick - Melby - Mid Yell - Mossbank - Muckle Roe
BBaltasound - Belmont - Bigton - Billister - Bixter - Boddam - Brae - Braewick - Bridge End - Bridge of Walls - Brough (South Nesting) - Brough (Bressay) - Brough (Whalsay) - Burrafirth - Burrastow - Burravoe N Nesbister - Netherton - Nibon - Noonsbrough - North Roe - Norwick
CCatfirth - Channerwick - Clousta - Cready Knowe - Cullivoe - Cunningsburgh O Ocraquoy - Ollaberry - Otterswick
DDuncansclett P Papil
EEast Burrafirth - Effirth - Esha Ness - Exnaboe Q Quarff - Quendale
FFirth - Fladdabister - Freester R Reawick - Rerwick
GGarth (South Nesting) - Girlsta - Gletness - Gloup - Gluss - Gonfirth - Gossabrough - Gruting - Grutness - Gunnista S Saltness - Sandgarth - Sandness - Sandwick - Sanick - Scalloway - Scatness - Scousburgh - Silwick - Skaw (Unst) - Skaw (Whalsay) - Skeld - Skellister - Sound (Lerwick) - Sound (Weisdale) - South Scousburgh - South Whiteness - Stenness - Sumburgh - Swining - Symbister
HHam (Bressay) - Hamnavoe - Haroldswick - Heogan - Hillock - Hillswick - Hoswick - Huxter T Tangwick - Tingwall - Toab - Toft - Tresta (Bixter) - Tresta (Fetlar) - Turniebrae - Twatt
IIreland - Isbister (Northmavine) - Isbister (Whalsay) U Ulsta - Urafirth - Uyeasound (Aithsting) - Uyeasound (Unst)
J- V Vaila - Vaivoe - Vassa - Vatsetter - Veensgarth - Vidlin - Voe - Voxter
KKirkabister (Bressay) W Wadbister (Girlsta) - Walls - Weisdale - West Burrafirth - West Sandwick - Westerwick - Westing - Whiteness - Wormadale
LLaxo - Leebitton - Lerwick - Levenwick - Livister - Lunna - Lunning Y -
Retrieved from "http://shetlopedia.com/Voe"
Personal tools
Shetlopedia Projects