Uyeasound is a village on the Isle of Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of Uyea.[1]
| Uyeasound | |
|---|---|
 View from the Isle of Uyea, showing both the village and the sound of the same name | |
  Uyeasound Location within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HP590010 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE2 |
| Dialling code | 01957 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Uyeasound is home to Greenwell's Booth, a Hanseatic trading storehouse, as well as Muness Castle.[2][3][4]
In popular culture
editEnglish rock band The Cure's 1993 EP, Lost Wishes, features an instrumental track titled "Uyea Sound".
References
edit- ^ "Overview of Uyeasound". Scottish Places. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Greenwell's Booth, Uyeasound". Murray Foote. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Unst, Uyeasound, Greenwell's Booth". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Uyeasound Hanseatic Booth". BBC Domesday Reloaded. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
External links
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