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Gord

Settlement in Shetland

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Gord

Dotterel (Chardrius morinellus), near Bakkasetter A migrant in Shetland.
Dotterel (Chardrius morinellus), near Bakkasetter Credit: Mike Pennington

Gord is a small village located on the island of Shetland, which is situated off the northeastern coast of Scotland. It is nestled in a picturesque setting, surrounded by rolling green hills and breathtaking coastal cliffs. Gord is home to a close-knit community of approximately 200 residents.

The village itself is characterized by its quaint charm and tranquility. A small cluster of traditional stone houses and cottages dot the landscape, adding to the village's rustic appeal. The locals take great pride in maintaining their heritage, and many of the buildings have preserved their original architecture.

Despite its small size, Gord offers a range of amenities to its residents. These include a primary school, a community hall, and a post office. The village also has a local shop, which provides essential supplies to the residents. The shop often serves as a gathering place, where locals catch up on the latest news and events.

The natural beauty surrounding Gord is a major draw for visitors. The village is an ideal starting point for exploring the stunning coastal scenery and wildlife of Shetland. Visitors can embark on hikes along the cliffs, take boat trips to observe seabird colonies, or simply relax on the nearby sandy beaches.

Overall, Gord is a charming and idyllic village that offers a peaceful escape from the busy modern world. With its breathtaking natural surroundings and strong sense of community, it is a place that captures the hearts of both residents and visitors alike.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 59.908495/-1.3378136 or Grid Reference HU3713. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Dotterel (Chardrius morinellus), near Bakkasetter A migrant in Shetland.
Dotterel (Chardrius morinellus), near Bakkasetter
A migrant in Shetland.
The track from Fitful Head A well-graded track serves the communications station on Fitful Head. Clearly, it is not open to the public to drive, but it gives an easy walk. This is looking back downhill towards Quendale.
The track from Fitful Head
A well-graded track serves the communications station on Fitful Head. Clearly, it is not open to the public to drive, but it gives an easy walk. This is looking back downhill towards Quendale.
The track from Fitful Head Looking east towards Gord Farm and Quendale. The public are not allowed to drive up this track, which is used by engineers servicing the masts on Fitful Head. But it makes for a very easy walk to this 283m high hill.
The track from Fitful Head
Looking east towards Gord Farm and Quendale. The public are not allowed to drive up this track, which is used by engineers servicing the masts on Fitful Head. But it makes for a very easy walk to this 283m high hill.
Drying the hay at Gord Farm At least two weeks of dry weather must have been very welcome. And another week, at least, to come.
Drying the hay at Gord Farm
At least two weeks of dry weather must have been very welcome. And another week, at least, to come.
Loch of Hillwell Electricity power cables may not be among the most attractive items in rural areas - but they are vital to local life and (in Geograph terms) certainly "typical of the square".
Loch of Hillwell
Electricity power cables may not be among the most attractive items in rural areas - but they are vital to local life and (in Geograph terms) certainly "typical of the square".
Village settlement Houses and street at Ringasta
Village settlement
Houses and street at Ringasta
Quendale Farm & Mill Road leading to Quendale Farm and Mill
Quendale Farm & Mill
Road leading to Quendale Farm and Mill
Bay of Quendale from the air Taken from a plane just after take-off from Sumburgh Airport. The Loch of Hillwell and, further back, the Lochs of Spiggie and Brow can be seen. In the distance some of the rest of Shetland is in sunshine, including Noss and Bressay on the right.
Bay of Quendale from the air
Taken from a plane just after take-off from Sumburgh Airport. The Loch of Hillwell and, further back, the Lochs of Spiggie and Brow can be seen. In the distance some of the rest of Shetland is in sunshine, including Noss and Bressay on the right.
Quendale Farm Opposite Quendale Mill is Quendale Farm, above which is a substantial ruined house, a Shetland haa or laird's house.
Quendale Farm
Opposite Quendale Mill is Quendale Farm, above which is a substantial ruined house, a Shetland haa or laird's house.
Quendale Mill The mill dates from the 1860s and is open to the public in summer.
Quendale Mill
The mill dates from the 1860s and is open to the public in summer.
Quendale and Hillwell from the air Taken from a plane just after take-off from Sumburgh Airport.
Quendale and Hillwell from the air
Taken from a plane just after take-off from Sumburgh Airport.
Quendale and Hillwell from the air
Quendale and Hillwell from the air
Dunrossness Baptist Church The church was built in 1816 <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://dunrossnessbaptist.org.uk/blog/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://dunrossnessbaptist.org.uk/blog/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> by local, voluntary labour.
Dunrossness Baptist Church
The church was built in 1816 LinkExternal link by local, voluntary labour.
Loch of Hillwell
Loch of Hillwell
The Cart Shed, Quendale Mill The Mill was originally built in 1867 and its primary purpose was to handle the grain from the Quendale Estate and for crofters from the wider surrounding area. Most of the grinding was done in winter when there was plenty of water in the dam to drive the Mill’s machinery. The Mill ceased operations in 1948. During the time the Mill was in operation, crofters brought their Oats and Bere by horse and cart to the Mill to be processed into meal for eventual use in the production of Oatmeal and Beremeal bannocks – a staple diet for Shetlanders at the time. Once roads had been improved to allow vehicular transport, crofters from as far afield as Scalloway and Whiteness also joined the others in bringing their grain crops to the Mill for processing. Today the Mill is completely renovated and restored with help from the Shetland Amenity Trust. It has been operated by The South Mainland Community History Group as a visitor attraction since 1993. It is a Category A listed building (LB5417 <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB5417" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB5417">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Historic Environment Scotland). http:<span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.quendalemill.co.uk/history.html" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.quendalemill.co.uk/history.html">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Quendale Mill website
The Cart Shed, Quendale Mill
The Mill was originally built in 1867 and its primary purpose was to handle the grain from the Quendale Estate and for crofters from the wider surrounding area. Most of the grinding was done in winter when there was plenty of water in the dam to drive the Mill’s machinery. The Mill ceased operations in 1948. During the time the Mill was in operation, crofters brought their Oats and Bere by horse and cart to the Mill to be processed into meal for eventual use in the production of Oatmeal and Beremeal bannocks – a staple diet for Shetlanders at the time. Once roads had been improved to allow vehicular transport, crofters from as far afield as Scalloway and Whiteness also joined the others in bringing their grain crops to the Mill for processing. Today the Mill is completely renovated and restored with help from the Shetland Amenity Trust. It has been operated by The South Mainland Community History Group as a visitor attraction since 1993. It is a Category A listed building (LB5417 LinkExternal link Historic Environment Scotland). http:LinkExternal link Quendale Mill website
Water Wheel, Quendale Mill The Mill was originally built in 1867 and its primary purpose was to handle the grain from the Quendale Estate and for crofters from the wider surrounding area. Most of the grinding was done in winter when there was plenty of water in the dam to drive the Mill’s machinery. The Mill ceased operations in 1948. During the time the Mill was in operation, crofters brought their Oats and Bere by horse and cart to the Mill to be processed into meal for eventual use in the production of Oatmeal and Beremeal bannocks – a staple diet for Shetlanders at the time. Once roads had been improved to allow vehicular transport, crofters from as far afield as Scalloway and Whiteness also joined the others in bringing their grain crops to the Mill for processing. Today the Mill is completely renovated and restored with help from the Shetland Amenity Trust. It has been operated by The South Mainland Community History Group as a visitor attraction since 1993. It is a Category A listed building (LB5417 <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB5417" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB5417">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Historic Environment Scotland). http:<span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.quendalemill.co.uk/history.html" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.quendalemill.co.uk/history.html">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Quendale Mill website
Water Wheel, Quendale Mill
The Mill was originally built in 1867 and its primary purpose was to handle the grain from the Quendale Estate and for crofters from the wider surrounding area. Most of the grinding was done in winter when there was plenty of water in the dam to drive the Mill’s machinery. The Mill ceased operations in 1948. During the time the Mill was in operation, crofters brought their Oats and Bere by horse and cart to the Mill to be processed into meal for eventual use in the production of Oatmeal and Beremeal bannocks – a staple diet for Shetlanders at the time. Once roads had been improved to allow vehicular transport, crofters from as far afield as Scalloway and Whiteness also joined the others in bringing their grain crops to the Mill for processing. Today the Mill is completely renovated and restored with help from the Shetland Amenity Trust. It has been operated by The South Mainland Community History Group as a visitor attraction since 1993. It is a Category A listed building (LB5417 LinkExternal link Historic Environment Scotland). http:LinkExternal link Quendale Mill website
Quendale Mill, Track to the Dam The Mill was originally built in 1867 and its primary purpose was to handle the grain from the Quendale Estate and for crofters from the wider surrounding area. Most of the grinding was done in winter when there was plenty of water in the dam to drive the Mill’s machinery. The Mill ceased operations in 1948. During the time the Mill was in operation, crofters brought their Oats and Bere by horse and cart to the Mill to be processed into meal for eventual use in the production of Oatmeal and Beremeal bannocks – a staple diet for Shetlanders at the time. Once roads had been improved to allow vehicular transport, crofters from as far afield as Scalloway and Whiteness also joined the others in bringing their grain crops to the Mill for processing. Today the Mill is completely renovated and restored with help from the Shetland Amenity Trust. It has been operated by The South Mainland Community History Group as a visitor attraction since 1993. It is a Category A listed building (LB5417 <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB5417" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB5417">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Historic Environment Scotland). http:<span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.quendalemill.co.uk/history.html" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.quendalemill.co.uk/history.html">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Quendale Mill website
Quendale Mill, Track to the Dam
The Mill was originally built in 1867 and its primary purpose was to handle the grain from the Quendale Estate and for crofters from the wider surrounding area. Most of the grinding was done in winter when there was plenty of water in the dam to drive the Mill’s machinery. The Mill ceased operations in 1948. During the time the Mill was in operation, crofters brought their Oats and Bere by horse and cart to the Mill to be processed into meal for eventual use in the production of Oatmeal and Beremeal bannocks – a staple diet for Shetlanders at the time. Once roads had been improved to allow vehicular transport, crofters from as far afield as Scalloway and Whiteness also joined the others in bringing their grain crops to the Mill for processing. Today the Mill is completely renovated and restored with help from the Shetland Amenity Trust. It has been operated by The South Mainland Community History Group as a visitor attraction since 1993. It is a Category A listed building (LB5417 LinkExternal link Historic Environment Scotland). http:LinkExternal link Quendale Mill website
Quendale Farm
Quendale Farm
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Gord is located at Grid Ref: HU3713 (Lat: 59.908495, Lng: -1.3378136)

Unitary Authority: Shetland Islands

Police Authority: Highlands and Islands

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