Symbister
Sign in to saveSymbister is the largest village and port on Whalsay, an island in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland. The population in 1991 was 797. The focus of the village is the harbour, which is home to small fishing boats as well as large deep sea trawlers. The village is overlooked by the granite mansion Symbister House, built by the Sixth Robert Bruce of Symbister in 1823. The harbour is also known by the names Bay Of Symbister, Symbister Harbour and Symbister Old Harbour.
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Place details
- Locality
- Symbister
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Symbister
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.static_image_name
- Symbister Harbour, Whalsay - geograph.org.uk - 116092.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Symbister Harbour, viewed from Ward of Clate
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.population
- 797
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- HU539622
- UK place.post_town
- SHETLAND
- UK place.postcode_area
- ZE
- UK place.postcode_district
- ZE2
- UK place.dial_code
- 01806
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Orkney and Shetland
- UK place.civil_parish
Key dates
- Inception
- 1904
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Nesting
- Population
- +797
- Capital of
- Whalsay
- Image
- Symbister Harbour, Whalsay - geograph.org.uk - 116092.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- P706
- Whalsay
- P7959
- Shetland Islands
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Facilities and economy
- Aquatic fauna
- See also
- References
- External links
Symbister is the largest village and port on Whalsay, an island in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland. The population in 1991 was 797. The focus of the village is the harbour, which is home to small fishing boats as well as large deep sea trawlers. The village is overlooked by the granite mansion Symbister House, built by the Sixth Robert Bruce of Symbister in 1823. The harbour is also known by the names Bay Of Symbister, Symbister Harbour and Symbister Old Harbour.
The Pier House, now a museum, was once the centre for the export of dried and salted fish to the Hanseatic League, an alliance of trading guilds that established and maintained a trade monopoly over much of Northern Europe between the 13th and 17th centuries.