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Nesting, Shetland
Nesting is a parish in the east of Mainland, Shetland. It includes not only a part of the Mainland, measure about twelve miles by four, on coast and seaboard from Gletness to Lunna Ness; comprehends also the islands of Whalsay and the Out Skerries, and is much diversified on all its coasts by voes...
, Mainland, Shetland. It is on Lax Firth.
Billister was formerly the terminal for the ferry to Whalsay
Whalsay
-Geography:Whalsay, also known as "The Bonnie Isle", is a peat-covered island in the Shetland Islands. It is situated east of the Shetland Mainland and has an area of . The main settlement is Symbister, where the fishing fleet is based. The fleet is composed of both pelagic and demersal vessels...
, although this has now moved to Laxo
Laxo
Laxo is a small settlement at the end of Laxo Voe in Vidlin, Shetland.A ferry from the Mainland to Symbister in Whalsay operates from the nearby Laxo Ferry Terminal and is operated by the Shetland Islands Council....
http://shetlopedia.com/Billister. The pier was built by the council in 1956.http://shetlopedia.com/Billister