Sandwick, Dunrossness

see also Sandwick, Whalsay and Sandwick, Orkney
Sandwick
A view over the Geo of Sandwick, towards the settlement
Sandwick is located in Shetland
Sandwick
Sandwick
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU433237
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01950 431
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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59°59′49″N 1°13′23″W / 59.997°N 1.223°W / 59.997; -1.223

Sandwick (Old Norse: Sandvik "Sandy Bay") is a village and an ancient parish in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It was merged in 1891, along with Cunningsburgh, into Dunrossness. Sandwick is located 13 miles (21 km) south of Lerwick in the South Mainland, and is considered a Tier 1 settlement in Shetland.[1] It comprises a number of distinct settlements in very close proximity to each other, each remaining distinct through being separated by agricultural land. These settlements within Sandwick include Old Sandwick (often just called "Sandwick" or "San'ick"), Leebitton, Broonies' Taing, Stove, Swinister and Hoswick; the latter is almost a village in its own right and is often considered distinct from Sandwick.

  1. ^ Shetland Islands Council. "Shetland Main Issues Report 2020". p. 17. Retrieved 31 August 2023.