Bixter
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Bixter is on the west side of the Shetland Islands
, found more than 160 km (99.4 mi) off the north coast of mainland Scotland
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Bixter is a group of houses in a large reign of area. Council houses belonging to Hjaltland Housing Association & the Shetland Islands Council (S.I.C.), lie next to the main (A971) road. The Bixter Health Center lies opposite to the council houses. Many other homes are scattered around the area.
"C.G.Williamsons" is the main shop in the local area, which has been in business for over 100 years.
The first Bixter shop was established in the 1840s by William Tulloch - his descendants still live in Aithsting.
3 km south west of Bixter lies Staneydale Temple, a Neolithic
hall containing a large oval chamber. Around it are ruins of houses, walls and cairn
s of the same period. The site is in the care of Historic Scotland
.
Shetland Islands
Shetland is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies north and east of mainland Great Britain. The islands lie some to the northeast of Orkney and southeast of the Faroe Islands and form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The total...
, found more than 160 km (99.4 mi) off the north coast of mainland Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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Bixter is a group of houses in a large reign of area. Council houses belonging to Hjaltland Housing Association & the Shetland Islands Council (S.I.C.), lie next to the main (A971) road. The Bixter Health Center lies opposite to the council houses. Many other homes are scattered around the area.
"C.G.Williamsons" is the main shop in the local area, which has been in business for over 100 years.
The first Bixter shop was established in the 1840s by William Tulloch - his descendants still live in Aithsting.
3 km south west of Bixter lies Staneydale Temple, a Neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
hall containing a large oval chamber. Around it are ruins of houses, walls and cairn
Cairn
Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
s of the same period. The site is in the care of Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.-Role:As its website states:...
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