Walls, Shetland

Walls
  • Waas
Boats at Walls on a warm summer afternoon
Walls is located in Scotland
Walls
Walls
Location within Scotland
OS grid referenceHU240494
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code(01595) 809xxx
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
60°13′44″N 1°33′54″W / 60.229°N 1.565°W / 60.229; -1.565

Walls, traditionally pronounced Waas, is a settlement on the south side of West Mainland, Shetland Islands in Scotland. The settlement is at the head of Vaila Sound and sheltered even from southerly storms by the islands of Linga and Vaila. Walls is within the parish of Walls and Sandness which includes the islands of Foula, Papa Stour, Vaila and Linga.[1]

  1. ^ "Details of Walls". Gazetteer for Scotland. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2015.