Beorgs of Housetter

Hill, Mountain in Shetland

Scotland

Beorgs of Housetter

Waiting for the boats It might just be serendipitous but the tall, rough rock beats many pieces of sculpture. Given her position by the pier north of Collafirth and looking out to sea, &quot;Waiting for the boats&quot; would seem an appropriate title for this fishwife. — Waiting for the boats Credit: AlastairG

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Beorgs of Housetter Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 60.551204/-1.3473704 or Grid Reference HU3585. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Waiting for the boats

It might just be serendipitous but the tall, rough rock beats many pieces of sculpture. Given her position by the pier north of Collafirth and looking out to sea, "Waiting for the boats" would seem an appropriate title for this fishwife.

AlastairG

Fencing work, Collafirth, Shetland

Material was stored at the end of the hill track by Roer Water. An existing fence was being replaced. It looked as if it was designed to prevent livestock contaminating the loch which is a public water supply.

AlastairG

Hill burn, Collafirth, Shetland

The Burn of the Twa-roes falls steeply to join the Burn of Roerwater. This empties into the sea at the Voe of the Brig.

AlastairG

Junction of the Burn of Twa-roes with the Burn of Roerwater

This was photographed from the same bridge as HU3484 : Hill burn, Collafirth, Shetland. The gully has been fenced in and has been planted with saplings of native trees.

AlastairG

Roer Water, Shetland

Roer Water acts as a water supply for the locality.

AlastairG

Track on Billia Field, North Roe

Mike Pennington

Skelberry, North Roe, from the Colsta track

Mike Pennington

Track to Colsta on Billia Field, North Roe

Mike Pennington

Skelberry, North Roe

Mike Pennington

Purple saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia), Skelberry, North Roe

A very local plant in Shetland, only found in North Roe. It is however, widespread in northern latitudes and is Holarctic (found around the Arctic in Eurasia and America).

Mike Pennington

MV Altaire at Collafirth pier, from Queyfirth

Mike Pennington

MV Altaire in Voe of the Brig

She seems to be manoeuvring, perhaps to prepare for her next departure?

David Purchase

The A970 heading south

The A970 just comes to a dead stop about 4 km north of here (behind the camera), at Isbister. Looking south, for just under ten miles it is "single track with passing places", but there is so little traffic that it is hardly a problem. After that, and all the way to Sumburgh HU4009, 80 km away, it is a splendid road, upgraded (like other main routes on the Shetland Islands) when the oil money was at its peak.

David Purchase

Loch of Housetter

The road on the right is, believe it or not, the main A970 on Shetland Mainland. To be fair, this far north it is not exactly busy.

David Purchase

Housetter and Colla Firth

David Purchase

The Beorgs of Collafirth

David Purchase

Collafirth Pier

Collafirth Pier redevelopment of a new jetty and out buildings. The area includes parking for caravans, and provides some basic facilities like a washing machine, electric shower and toilets.

Mat Tuck