Firth, Shetland

Firth is a village in the north east of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, in the parish of Delting, not far from Mossbank. It is 27 miles from Lerwick.[1]

  • Note: "Firth" is a common name for sounds in Shetland
Firth
The pre-oil housing can be seen in the background, and the modern oil worker's housing in the foreground with the now derelict Fraser Peterson Centre on top of the hill in Firth
Firth is located in Shetland
Firth
Firth
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU441735
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01806
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

History

Along with a stone memorial at the entrance to the village, many abandoned croft houses still stand on the hill across Firth Voe from Mossbank. These commemorate the infamous "Delting Disaster" of 21 December 1900 when twenty-two local fishermen were lost during a storm, decimating the community.[1]

Because of the oil industry, which grew in 1970s Shetland, a number of temporary dwellings were built, followed by some housing estates, some now demolished.[1]

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