West Sandwick
Human settlement in Scotland
- Yell
- Shetland
- Shetland
- Orkney and Shetland
- Shetland
West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island.
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West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell.[1]
The area south of Southladie Flo is an important feeding area for locally breeding red-throated divers. The rare curved sedge (Carex maritima) grows beside an exit stream on West Sandwick beach.[1]
The bay contains a distinctive shingle spit known as the Urabug.
References
- ^ a b "Map 2 - Central North Yell Sound" (PDF). Shetland.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Sandwick.
- Art UK - West Sandwick, Yell, by Tamar Williamson
- Keep Scotland Beautiful - Beach Awards - West Sandwick
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