Isle of Stenness
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The Isle of Stenness is one of the Shetland Islands
. It is off north west Mainland, Shetland in the Northmavine
.
It sheltered the old fishing harbour at Esha Ness on the mainland. The Skerry of Eshaness and Dore Holm
are not far away.
Joan Grigsby camped here in 1933, and wrote the book An Island Rooin about it.
Shetland Islands
Shetland is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies north and east of mainland Great Britain. The islands lie some to the northeast of Orkney and southeast of the Faroe Islands and form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The total...
. It is off north west Mainland, Shetland in the Northmavine
Northmavine
Northmavine is a peninsula of Shetland in Scotland. It is in the north west of the island, and contains the villages of Hillswick, Ollaberry, and North Roe...
.
It sheltered the old fishing harbour at Esha Ness on the mainland. The Skerry of Eshaness and Dore Holm
Dore Holm
Dore Holm is a small but solidly-built islet off the south coast of Eshaness, in the west of Mainland, Shetland. It is notable for having one of the finest natural arches in the Shetland islands, giving dramatic views from the coast between Tangwick and Stenness. The island is a notable scenic...
are not far away.
Joan Grigsby camped here in 1933, and wrote the book An Island Rooin about it.