Gunnister
Gunnister is a small 'abandoned' village at the North-West Mainland in Shetland, Scotland. It is most commonly known for the Gunnister Man - the remains of a man from the late 17th century which were found by some peat cutters in a peat bog not far from the junction of A970 road.
The name Gunnister has been suggested to stem from the Old Norse/Old Norwegian *Gunna-setr.[1]
60°27′04″N 1°25′11″W / 60.4510°N 1.4196°W / 60.4510; -1.4196
References
- ^ Fellows-Jensen, Gillian (2004). "Scandinavian Settlement in the British Isles and Normandy: What the Place-Names Reveal". Scandinavia and Europe 800-1350. Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe. Vol. 4. pp. 137–147. doi:10.1484/M.TCNE-EB.3.4105. ISBN 978-2-503-51085-9.
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Northmavine
- Villages:
- Hillswick
- North Roe
- Ollaberry
- Sullom
- Other settlements
- Assater
- Braehoulland
- Braewick
- Burnside
- Eastwick
- Fethaland
- Gunnister
- Haggrister
- Hamnavoe
- Heylor
- Hogaland
- Housetter
- Isbister
- Mangaster
- Nibon
- North Gluss
- South Gluss
- Sandvoe
- Skelberry
- Stenness
- Swinister
- Tangwick
- Upper Urafirth
- Urafirth
- Ure
- Valladale
- Voe
- West Heogaland
- Land features
- Esha Ness
- Hillswick Ness
- Tingon
- Coastal features:
- Calder's Geo
- Grind of the Navir
- Lang Ayre
- Mavis Grind
- Maritime features
- Ronas Voe
- St Magnus Bay
- Sullom Voe
- Yell Sound
- Islets:
- Dore Holm
- The Drongs
- Egilsay
- Skerry of Eshaness
- Muckle Ossa
- Isle of Nibon
- Isle of Niddister
- Ramna Stacks
- Isle of Stenness
- Uyea
- Isle of Westerhouse
- Hills:
- Ronas Hill
- Lochs:
- Eela Water
- Johnnie Mann's Loch
- Punds Water
- Johnnie Notions
- Tom Anderson
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