Sandwick, former parish, DNR (Shetland)

Grid reference

HU 432 237 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

443200 112370

Latitude

59.996408190761066

Longitude

-1.2254932090162876

County

Shetland

Nearby places

Cunningsburgh, former parish, Dunrossness (2.61 miles)

St Paul's Kirk, Dunrossness (Shetland) (2.61 miles)

St Ninian's Church, Dunrossness (4.33 miles)

St Ninian's Bay, Dunrossness (4.35 miles)

Maryland, Dunrossness (4.35 miles)

Object Classification

Parish (non-extant in 1975)

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

NGR for NMRS 'Sandwick Parish Church'.

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Relationships with other parishes

Within Dunrossness, parish (Shetland)

Parish details

Sandwick now part of Dunrossness DNR

Parish TLA

SWX

Medieval diocese

Orkney

Parish notes

United to Cunningsburgh CBX; Fair Isle FIX and Dunrossness in the 16th c.. See PSAS xliv . Cowan 1967, 180. It is not listed among the kirks of Shetland in Assumption (p. 660) and must be assumed to have already been united to Dunrossness ('Drumrosnes') which is described as being 24 miles long (Assumption 660).