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Isbister, Shetland

Coordinates: 60°21′32″N 0°57′07″W / 60.359°N 0.952°W / 60.359; -0.952
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Isbister
The southern tip of Isbister Loch, with Isbister in the background
Isbister is located in Shetland
Isbister
Isbister
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU578642
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01806
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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60°21′32″N 0°57′07″W / 60.359°N 0.952°W / 60.359; -0.952

Isbister is a settlement in eastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It lies on the eastern side of Loch of Isbister. There is a small islet about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) off the coast named Isbister Holm, where the ship Jufron Ingester was wrecked on 12 November 1778.[1] The ancestral home of the great Adam Isbister, also known as A.

References

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  1. ^ "Jufron Ingester". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
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