Geo-Trips :: Shetland (9) - The Isle of Bressay
Bressay, Shetland
A walk from Lerwick, Sat, 11 Jun 2016 by David Purchase
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Bressay is off the east coast of Shetland Mainland, about a kilometre from Lerwick. (It is said, I don't know with what truth, that on one occasion a skipper headed due east from Lerwick in bad conditions, forgot about Bressay and rammed straight into it.)
It is not a very large island, and the ferry trip takes only 5 minutes or so, and I decided to walk rather than take my car. Of course I suspect that most visitors to Bressay just drive across it to reach the (passenger-only) ferry to the Isle of Noss Nature Reserve. A visit to Noss is still on my bucket list, but I think unlikely to be achieved.
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Lerwick Harbour
Taken while waiting for the Bressay ferry to depart.
The lane to Setter, Bressay
Running across the slopes of the Hill of Setter.
The summit of the Hill of Setter, Bressay
With the remains of a World War II anti-aircraft battery.
The lane to Pettifirth, Bressay
Ward of Bressay, the highest point on the island, is in the background.
The Ward of Bressay
The Ward of Bressay is the highest point on the island, and is easily accessible... more
Southern slopes of the Ward of Bressay
Looking just east of south, with Bard Head on the left.
Hillside above Grindiscol, Bressay
The lower slopes of the Ward of Bressay.
The lane from Glebe to Voeside, Bressay
Bressay marina
A large cruise ship in Lerwick harbour is seen in the background.
Waiting to load the ferry
This is the ferry from Bressay to Shetland Mainland, which runs approximately... more
Lerwick harbour
Taken from the ferry from Bressay which had just arrived.
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