| Aith | |
|---|---|
 Aith Marina, shop & lifeboat | |
  Aith Location within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU344557 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE2 |
| Dialling code | 01595 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Aith, (Shetland dialect: Eid, Old Norse: Eið, meaning Isthmus, cf Eday), is a village on the Northern coast of the West Shetland Mainland, Scotland at the southern end of Aith Voe, some 21 miles (34 kilometres) west of Lerwick.[1][2]
Aith lies on the B9071 that runs south to the junction with the A971 (which links Lerwick to the west of Shetland) at the village of Bixter and North East via East Burrafirth to the junction with the A970 (which links Lerwick to the North) at the village of Voe. A single track road leads north from Aith along the west shoreline of Aith Voe to Vementry.[3]
Every year in early June the Aith Lifeboat Gala is held to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, featuring a jarl squad and displays by the Shetland Coastguard among other activities.[4][5]
- ^ Groome, Francis Hindes, ed. (1901) [1901]. "Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a graphic and accurate description of every place in Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Edinburgh: National Library of Scotland. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Ordnance Survey. "View: Sheet 2, Shetland Islands (North Mainland) - Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952-1961". National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Aith Junior High School - Travel Plan" (PDF). Shetland Islands Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ^ "Lifeboat Gala day a huge success in Aith". RNLI. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Sun shines on Aith lifeboat gala". Shetland News. Shetland News. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2016.