Haroldswick

Haroldswick or '''Harold's Wick' (Old Norse: Haraldsvík'', 'Harald's bay'), is on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, and is one of the most northerly settlements in the British Isles.

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Locality: Saxa Vord
Region: Alba / Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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UK place.official_name: Haroldswick
UK place.label_position: left
UK place.static_image_name: Haroldswick beach - geograph.org.uk - 722961.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: At Haroldswick beach, the white building is Bordanoost and the grey buildings just right of centre are the houses of Beach Road.
UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.os_grid_reference: HP634121
UK place.post_town: SHETLAND
UK place.postcode_area: ZE
UK place.postcode_district: ZE2
UK place.dial_code: 01595
UK place.constituency_westminster: Orkney and Shetland
UK place.civil_parish: Unst
UK place.unitary_scotland: Shetland
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland: Shetland
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Shetland

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Official name: Haroldswick
Image: Haroldswick beach - geograph.org.uk - 722961.jpg

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Commons category: Haroldswick
P8168: Leiningen
native label: Haroldswick

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Haroldswick or '''Harold's Wick' (Old Norse: Haraldsvík'', 'Harald's bay'), is on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, and is one of the most northerly settlements in the British Isles.

==History== The wick takes its name from the Viking King Harald I Fairhair, and is reputed to be the first landing point for the Vikings in the Shetland Islands. A Viking grave, attributed to Harold, has been found on the nearby Setter's Hill, overlooking the landing point.