Tripwell

Tripwell is a hamlet in western Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It is located to the south of the village of Brough, northeast of Marrister. Scarfmoor Burn passes on the eastern side of the settlement, passing an old mill in Tripwell.[1] Council houses were built in Tripwell in the late 1970, consisting of sheltered housing for senior citizens and 2 and 3 bedroom family houses.

Tripwell
Council Houses, Tripwell
Tripwell is located in Shetland
Tripwell
Tripwell
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU552644
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01806
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

In 1993, Ship's Monthly reported that a Joseph Kay of 18 Tripwell was researching the life history of Captain Thomas Kay, master of the sailing vessel Earl of Dunmore (1891-1903), contributing to the local history of Shetland.[2]

References

  1. "Site Record for Whalsay, Scarfmoor Burn". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  2. Ships Monthly. Waterway Productions Ltd. 1993. p. 45. Retrieved 1 February 2013.


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