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Sep 23
3 min

Gronataing fishing station and farm.

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

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Jul 30
5 min

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 ...

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Jun 24
1 min

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 ...

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May 28
6 min

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 ...

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Apr 19
5 min

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

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Mar 24
3 min

Hard Times, but we'll pull through!

For all of us life, during the past few weeks, has become to a greater or lesser degree surreal. On the one hand everything is pretty normal

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Feb 19
3 min

Ness Yoals

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

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Jan 27
1 min

2020 is Year of the Burra Noost!

The big news for 2020 is that Moder Dy is planning to begin the Burra Noost Project this coming May! Of course we need to secure some fun...

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Dec 6, 2019
5 min

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 ...

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Oct 27, 2019
3 min

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...

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Sep 2, 2019
10 min

Ruminations on Rudders… Dr Adrian Osler

This months' guest journal post is written by eminent Shetland boat researcher Dr Adrian Osler. ...

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Jul 30, 2019
4 min

Outer Tumble Wick Fishing Station

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

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Jun 29, 2019
4 min

Conserving a Rare Museum Treasure

Read about the conservation of this unusual Norwegian færing which has been modified for use in Shetland. This boat was used during WWII ...

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Jun 3, 2019
2 min

Boats in sheds on Whalsay

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

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Apr 14, 2019
2 min

We are fundraising!

Help us begin the Burra Noost Project! Please help us raise the funds needed to enable Moder Dy to begin the innovative, exciting and com...

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Mar 22, 2019
4 min

Stop the Rot!

In my opinion there is nothing sadder than seeing a traditional Shetland boat lying in its noost, slowly rotting away. Sadly many of thes...

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Mar 3, 2019
2 min

Things are happening!

As the days gradually get lighter, Moder Dy is beginning to come to life, our plans and aspirations taking shape as we enter Moder Dy's f...

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Feb 20, 2019
2 min

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 produ...

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Jan 28, 2019
2 min

Up Helly Aa!

The Lerwick Up Helly Aa is one of a series of fire festivals that take place across Shetland at this time of year. The famous procession ...

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