Aithsetter

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60°03′25″N 1°12′29″W / 60.057°N 1.208°W / 60.057; -1.208

Aithsetter (Old Norse: Eiðseti, meaning "the farm at the isthmus") is a village on the island of Mainland, in Shetland, Scotland. Aithsetter is in the parish of Dunrossness,[1] towards the north end of the district of Cunningsburgh and formerly of that ancient parish.[2] It is nearly 10 miles from Lerwick.

References

  1. ^ "Details of Aithsetter". Scottish Places. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Overview of Aithsetter". Scottish Places. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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