2011

HU5362 : Symbister: Pier House

taken 13 years ago, near to Symbister, Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Symbister: Pier House
Symbister: Pier House
A small böd, or booth, where trading of fish would have taken place. Although it is variously described as being the centre of Hanseatic trading - i.e. of the Hanseatic trading alliance that flourished on northern European coasts from the 13th to the 17th centuries - that claim is doubtful because it is reckoned that the pier on which it stands dates only from the late 17th century. The Hanseatic booth would likely have stood on the shore, behind us, on a spot now occupied by a house.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Business, Retail, Services Islands Docks, Harbours other tags: Pier House Bod Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Pier House [8] · Hanseatic Trading [5] · Fish [4] · Small [4] · Taken [3] Other Photos: · Symbister: Pier House and the harbour ·
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HU5362, 47 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 5 August, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 9 January, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HU 5391 6239 [10m precision]
WGS84: 60:20.5182N 1:1.5126W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HU 5394 6240
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