Clate

Clate
Clett
Clate Clett;
	Vanessa Trig On Ward of Clett
	Clate Location within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU544612
Civil parish	Nesting;
Council area	Shetland;
Lieutenancy area	Shetland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01806
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland;
Scottish Parliament	Shetland;
	List of places UK Scotland 60°20′06″N 1°01′16″W / 60.335°N 1.021°W

Clate (also known as Clett)^[1] is a hamlet and ward in southwestern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.

Geography

Clate is located south of the largest village of the island, Symbister, along the main road out of the village, just south of Sandwick. Haa Ness and Dimni Geo are coastal features at Clate, and the Holm of Sandwick lies off the coast.^[2] There are several caves to the southeast. From Clate, a track leads to the southeast, up to a quarry, then leads uphill, passing the southwestern ridge of the Ward of Clett.^[3]

History

The British military established a radar camp in Clate during wartime. Tanks and sheds built by the military were still in use in 1986.^[4] A Catalina bomber crashed in the vicinity in the early part of World War II.^[4]

References

^ "Overview of Clate". Scottish Places. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ "Brough, HU 544 612 GB Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^ Uney, Graham (2010). Walking on the Orkney and Shetland Isles: 80 Walks in the Northern Isles. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-85284-572-8.
^ ^a ^b Cohen, Anthony Paul (1986). Symbolising Boundaries: Identity and Diversity in British Cultures. Manchester University Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7190-2201-2. Retrieved 1 February 2013.

External links

Canmore - De Hoop Van Sayn: Whalsay, North Sea site record

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[1] "Overview of Clate". Scottish Places. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

[2] "Brough, HU 544 612 GB Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 1 February 2013.

[Uney2010-3] Uney, Graham (2010). Walking on the Orkney and Shetland Isles: 80 Walks in the Northern Isles. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-85284-572-8.

[Cohen1986-4] Cohen, Anthony Paul (1986). Symbolising Boundaries: Identity and Diversity in British Cultures. Manchester University Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7190-2201-2. Retrieved 1 February 2013.

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