Shetland fishing practices

John T. Laurenson, fisherman and boatbuilder, 1876-1950

Back in July I met the grandson of the Burra boatbuilder John Thomas Laurenson, who also happens to be called John. Over a cup of tea...

Gronataing fishing station and farm.

On an eerily foggy September morning I explored the deserted ruins at Gronataing in Waas.

Tales fae da Noost

During our Caain da Noosts lockdown project we have been delighted to receive stories from across Shetland. What follows next are just a ...

Loving the Caain da Noosts Project!

We are delighted with the community response to our noost hunt. Since the project was launched in April we have added 90 single and ...

Musings Around Eddie's Noost

If you go down Sundibanks and look right, you see a little böd right at the beach. That’s Eddie’s böd. Walk down to it and there’s ...

Ness Yoal builders: chips and shavings by Dr Adrian Osler

Bare mention of the Ivy LK237 is quite sufficient to throw this author back over forty years in time, to a couple of days of dank summertime

Ness Yoals

The Ness yoal is a type of six-oared boat, originally designed and used for commercial dorro (handline) saithe fishing. ...

Learn About Fishing Boats of Viking Origin.

...Whilst in Eastbourne I became interested in the comparison between vernacular fishing boats from nearby Hastings with those from ...

Shetland - an Industrial Coastal landscape?

I had a friend’s son staying in July, a student from England up for a last weekend of freedom before the summer job. He had never visited...

Outer Tumble Wick Fishing Station

A little known about, and intriguing, fishing station with well preserved boat noosts and an artificial fish drying beach.

Boats in sheds on Whalsay

An amazing, fun day out on Whalsay looking at historic boats that are resting in sheds.

New finds reveal an ancient fishing saga.

The other week I was having a meeting with Dr Ian Tait, Curator, of the Shetland Museum & Archives. My meetings with Ian are always...