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Scalloway, seaport vil., Tingwall par., on W. coast of Mainland, Shetland, 6 miles SW. of Lerwick, pop. 648; P.O., T.O.; has extensive fisheries. The ruin of Scalloway Castle (1600) is in vicinity.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "seaport village" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
Administrative units: | Tingwall ScoP Shetland ScoCnty |
Place: | Scalloway |
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