History & Culture

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1. IRA plot to bomb The Queen in Shetland following the death of Bobby Sands

   By Davie P, May 7
   • 1 reply
   • 364 views
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   • Evil Inky
   • May 7

3. Shetland cattle in New Zealand

   By Gaepshot, April 18
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   • Gaepshot
   • April 18

4. Zetland 1 2 3

   By earlofzetland, January 11, 2007
   • 34 replies
   • 14.9k views
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   • JuliaSwill
   • March 16

5. Sharing old photos online?

   By Rivlins, February 14
   • 5 replies
   • 446 views
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   • Rivlins
   • March 11

6. Bears on Shetland?

   By Guest Fetlar Writer, July 15, 2017   

   • bear
   • fetlar
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     • fetlar
     • folklore
     • tait
     • norway
   • 2 replies
   • 2.5k views
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   • admin
   • February 20

7. From Camberwell to Shetland in search of my family's story

   By Davie P, February 9
   • 0 replies
   • 249 views
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   • Davie P
   • February 9

8. The modern Shetland Bus

   By Davie P, February 4
   • 2 replies
   • 247 views
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   • Colin
   • February 4

9. The Turnbull tragedies

   By Davie P, January 31
   • 1 reply
   • 231 views
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   • Ghostrider
   • February 2

10. Sullom Voe Construction

    By Kavi Ugl, October 22, 2010
    • 13 replies
    • 12.4k views
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    • peeriebryan
    • January 23

11. Shackleton's Funeral 1 2

    By clanchief, November 30, 2006
    • 23 replies
    • 9.6k views
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    • MuckleJoannie
    • May 22, 2020

12. Old Shetland Times (6th June 1942)

    By Rivlins, March 6, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 845 views
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    • George.
    • March 7, 2020

13. Selkie

    By Erien, January 29, 2020   

    • selkie
    • myth
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      • selkie
      • myth
      • storytelling
      • photography
      • seal
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Erien
    • January 29, 2020

14. Culture Trail in Lerwick.

    By Loki Viking, December 7, 2019
    • 1 reply
    • 976 views
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    • tirvaluk
    • December 11, 2019

15. Shetlopedia politics information back online

    By JAStewart, August 4, 2016   

    • politics
    • shetlopedia
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      • politics
      • shetlopedia
      • jarlmedia
    • 5 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • MuckleJoannie
    • October 27, 2019

16. Earliest photo taken in Shetland?

    By Skalavagr, August 18, 2019
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Rivlins
    • August 22, 2019

17. Scatsta USCG station in US newspaper (1973)

    By Rivlins, July 21, 2019
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
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    • Rivlins
    • July 21, 2019

18. Family history

    By George., February 2, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • George.
    • February 5, 2019

19. Windhouse - Yell 1 2

    By peeriebryan, April 4, 2006
    • 18 replies
    • 19.2k views
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    • John D'oh
    • January 30, 2019

20. Tom Kidd Photography - Black Gold Tide

    By tlady, March 4, 2008
    • 12 replies
    • 3.8k views
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    • mogling
    • October 26, 2018

21. Is there a God - or isn't there? 1 2 3 4 5

    By George., October 13, 2018   

    • god
    • religion
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      • atheism
      • faith
      • christianity
    • 72 replies
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    • tarsus
    • October 19, 2018

22. Jessie M.E. Saxby

    By John Holroyd, December 7, 2016
    • 4 replies
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    • Philip Snow
    • June 29, 2018

23. The Family Green

    By augreen, June 7, 2018
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • MuckleJoannie
    • June 8, 2018

24. Fixed links impact on islander identity and culture

    By Cslater91, May 28, 2018   

    • fixed links
    • island identity
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      • fixed links
      • island identity
      • island culture
    • 4 replies
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    • George.
    • May 30, 2018

25. Njugle 1 2

    By trout, March 16, 2006
    • 20 replies
    • 8.9k views
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    • mogling
    • April 25, 2018

26. Shetland's Intangible Cultural Heritage

    By Cslater91, March 14, 2018   

    • heritage
    • shetland
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      • heritage
      • shetland
      • intangible
      • culture
      • history
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Cslater91
    • April 5, 2018