Huxter (Weisdale)

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View over the Weisdale Voe to South Huxter
North Huxter Cemetery

Huxter is a hamlet on Mainland , the main island of the Shetlands . It is located on the east bank of the Weisdale Voe on the A971 between Hellister and Weisdale . In the east rises the 150 meter high Hill of Huxter, a southern branch of the Hill of Moustoft. Huxter is part of the Community Council Area Tingwall , Whiteness and Weisdale.

Originally, Huxter consisted of two parts located around five hundred meters apart. In South Huxter is the Ervhouse (also Airvhouse), a building from the early 19th century that was formerly used as an inn with overnight accommodation. It has been designated as a Category C Listed Building since July 2007 and is therefore a listed building.

The North Huxter homestead no longer exists, there is only a cemetery today.

Web links

Commons : Huxter, Weisdale  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information with photo from 1890 on the Shetland Museum website , accessed on May 21, 2018 (English)
  2. ↑ Detailed information about the Ervhouse on the website of a real estate agent, accessed on May 21, 2018 (English)
  3. ↑ entry in the database listed buildings of Historic Environment Scotland , retrieved (English) on May 21, 2018
  4. ↑ North Huxter: Basic information and map on the Shetland Island Council website, accessed on May 21, 2018 (English)

Coordinates: 60 ° 14 ′ 18 ″  N , 1 ° 17 ′ 37 ″  W.