Vidlin

Vidlin
240px Gardin, Vidlin, Shetland
Vidlin is located in Shetland Vidlin  Vidlin shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU477654
Civil parish	Nesting
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01806
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
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Vidlin (from Old Norse: Vaðill meaning a ford), is a small village located on Mainland Shetland, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Nesting.

History

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Vidlin and Vidlin Voe

It is at the head of Vidlin Voe, and is the modern heart of the old parish of Lunnasting, which centred on the early church at Lunna on Lunna Ness.

The Lunnasting stone, which bears an undeciphered Pictish ogham inscription was found nearby and donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in 1876.

Notable people

Steven Robertson is a theatre and film actor who has appeared in a number of successful films. He was born in Vidlin and attended the local school.

The poet Rhoda Bulter's mother came from Skelberry in Lunnasting, and she herself lived there for two crucially formative years when young.

The Walls poet Christine de Luca has written a memoir and a series of poems about the branch of her family which hailed from Vidlin, on her father Alexander Pearson's side, entitled Dreams in Time's Ocean (2004).

References

This article incorporates text from the corresponding article on Shetlopedia, which was licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence until September 14, 2007.

External links

• The Lunnasting History Group
• The Lunnasting Primary School in Vidlin
• Shetlopedia.com - Vidlin Pages
• Skyinbow Ltd