- Scalloway
Infobox UK place
official_name= Scalloway
country= Scotland
population= 1,000 (approx.)
os_grid_reference=
latitude= 60.14
longitude= -1.28
post_town= SHETLAND
postcode_area= ZE
postcode_district= ZE1
dial_code= 01595
constituency_westminster= Orkney and Shetland
civil_parish=
unitary_scotland=Shetland
lieutenancy_scotland=Shetland
constituency_scottish_parliament= Shetland
website =http://shetlopedia.com/ScallowayScalloway (
Old Norse :"Skalavagr" - "bay with house") is the largest settlement on theNorth Atlantic coast ofMainland, Shetland with a population of approximately 812, at the 2001 census. Until1708 it was the capital of the Shetland Islands (nowLerwick , on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland).Scalloway is also the location of the [http://www.nafc.ac.uk/ North Atlantic Fisheries College] which offers numerous courses and supports several research programmes in fisheries sciences, aquaculture, marine engineering and coastal management etc.
Nearby are the
Scalloway Islands , which derive their name from the town.History
Built in
1600 byEarl Patrick Stewart , the remains ofScalloway Castle is the most notable feature of the village. Scalloway Castle is located near the quay (the castle is usually locked, however a key can be borrowed from the nearby [http://www.scalloway-hotel.co.uk Scalloway Hotel] ).Norwegian boatbuilders from the
Bergen area, (Os andTysnes ), builtYoal s, which were then taken apart and 'flat packed' for shipping to Scalloway, from about the16th century . Instead of sending complicated assembly instructions, they sent boatbuilders to re-build them. Many of those stayed for years in Shetland, and some married there.To the
Hanseatic merchants fromBremen andHamburg , Scalloway was known as "Schaldewage" and as a good sheltered harbour on the route toHillswick .Barbara Tulloch [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SCT-SHETLAND/2003-08/1059975272 Rootsweb] and her daughter Ellen - the last witches to be burned in Shetland - were executed on
Gallow Hill , overlooking the village.During World War II, Scalloway was the home base and housed for some time the headquarter of
The Shetland Bus , part of the Norwegian resistance against Nazi-Germany. The "Norway House" and the "Prince Olav Pier / slipway", which formed major parts of the base are still existing. Details about the history of "The Shetland Bus " are on display at theScalloway Museum . Shetland author Willie Smith discusses this period extensively in his memoir.cite book|last=Smith|first=Willie|title=Willie's War and Other Stories|publisher=Shetland Times Ltd|date=2003|isbn=978-1898852971] Notable Scalloway authors are the prolificJames R. Nicolson and the photographer/writerC.J. (Clement) Williamson .After the war Scalloway served as harbour of the Shetland-Orkney ferry service (mv Orcadia on the Scalloway - Stromness route).
After the opening of the "Schiehallion Oil Field" off the west coast of Shetland, Scalloway took over some functions as a service base for the oil business.
References
External links
* [http://www.shetlopedia.com/Scalloway Shetlopedia.com Scalloway, with extra pictures, at Shetlopedia.com] [http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/museum_gfx_en/AM29285.html Scalloway Museum] ]
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