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Quendale

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Quendale Beach and Bay

Quendale is a settlement and coastal district in the southwest area of Dunrossness in Shetland. [1] Quendale beach is a long beach formed at the north end of the Bay of Quendale. [2] Quendale beach is the longest beach in Shetland and the beach has extensive sand dunes. [2]

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History

In 1588, the Captain and crew of the shipwrecked Spanish Armada ship El Gran Grifón were landed in Quendale after having been rescued off the rocks of Stroms Hellier. [3]

In the 1940s and 1950s, the area immediately NE of Quendale farm was the site of a military camp. [4]

In January 1993, the oil tanker MV Braer grounded just off the area, hitting rocks in Quendale Bay that caused significant oil pollution along the coastal environment. [5] [6]

Sites of interest

Cross Kirk, is a formed ruined church site and burial ground located just north of Quendale beach beside the Eel burn. [7] The church was a collegiate church that dated to at least 1590 but was abandoned about 1790 due to the encroachment of sand. [7]

Quendale Haa is a former laird's house in ashlar stone that is now abandoned. [8] [9] The house was the seat of the Grierson family. [8] The house itself was built circa 1800 and is now Category B listed. [9]

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Quendale Water Mill, a museum

There is an abandoned farmstead to the north-west of the current farm named East Nifland (beside the valley), comprising several unroofed buildings and a former kiln. [10]

Quendale Water Mill

Quendale Water Mill is a working museum mill. [11] [12] The mill was built in 1867 and is fitted with an 8-spoke iron overshot water wheel that rotates with water from a wooden adquaduct. [12] [13] The mill was originally used as a commercial grain mill but fell out of use. [13] It was restored to working order in the 20th century and became a museum with financial assistance from the Shetland Amenity Trust. [12] It is open to visitors. [11] It is a Category A listed building. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Quendale". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Quendale Beach". Shetland.org. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Flinn, Derek (1989). Travellers in a Bygone Shetland, an Anthology. Edinburgh, U.K: Scottish Academic Press. p. 6. ISBN   0-7073-0524-1.
  4. ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Quendale, The Shurg (Site no. HU31SE 106)" . Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Braer disaster: Storms like the one that caused Shetland oil spill set to become more common in vicious climate change circle – Dr Richard Dixon". The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Braer: The huge oil spill that Shetland survived". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. 1 2 Historic Environment Scotland. "The Shure, Cross Kirk (Site no. HU31SE 4)" . Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 Historic Environment Scotland. "Quendale Haa (Site no. HU31SE 101)" . Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  9. 1 2 Historic Environment Scotland. "QUENDALE HAA, INCLUDING BOUNDARY WALL, AND GATEWAY (Category B Listed Building LB44546)" . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "East Nifland (Site no. HU31SE 63)" . Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Quendale Water Mill". Shetland.org. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 Historic Environment Scotland. "Shetland, Mainland, Quendale Mill And Steading (Site no. HU31SE 26)" . Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 Historic Environment Scotland. "QUENDALE MILL, INCLUDING DAM, STEADING, WALLS, AND BRIDGE (Category A Listed Building LB5417)" . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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