Skeld, is a village on the south side of the West Shetland Mainland

Mainland

Mainland is a name given to a large landmass in a region , or to the largest of a group of islands in an archipelago. Sometimes its residents are called "Mainlanders"...

. The main village is also referred to as Easter Skeld, while the western end of the settlement, about a mile away, is known as Wester Skeld. The council housing estate in Skeld is called Grindybrecks.it also has a school on a hill

The great 20th C. poet Vagaland

Vagaland

Vagaland , is arguably the greatest Shetland poet of the 20th century, was born Thomas Alexander Robertson at Westerwick at the southern tip of the parish of Sandsting, his mother’s home. He was the second son of Thomas Robertson of Skeld and his wife Andrina Johnston...

's father was from Skeld, and he was born Thomas Alexander Robertson at nearby Westerwick

Westerwick

Westerwick is a settlement in Shetland. It faces south with high cliffs on both sides of the wick. There is a small stony beach at the head, and the surrounding land is greener with fewer rocky outcrops than the usual Shetland scene....

. Vagaland retained a love for and a sense of belonging to this part of Shetland, though he moved to Walls as a small child.

Sources

• This article is based on http://shetlopedia.com/Skeld a GFDL wiki.