Tingon

Tingon is a peninsula in the north-west of Northmavine, Shetland. It is delineated on the east by Ronas Voe, and on the west by Hamnavoe. It is designated as a Ramsar site,[2] a Special Protection Area,[3] a Special Area of Conservation[4] and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[5] It is also the collective name of a group of settlements on the peninsula, which were nearly all evicted as part of the Highland Clearances.[6]

Tingon
Sumra, an abandoned croft house in Tingon
Tingon is located in Shetland
Tingon
Tingon
Location within Shetland
Population0 
LanguageShetland dialect
OS grid referenceHU2482
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01806
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Official nameRonas Hill - North Roe & Tingon
Designated11 October 1997
Reference no.916[1]

History

At its peak, Tingon had a number of crofts; there was a croft each at Knowes, Sannions, Sumra, Ocran, Ocraness, Quidadale, Westerhouse and Aurora (pronounced 'Rora). Additionally, Southerhouse, Northerhouse, and Easterhouse each had two crofts, making a total of 14. [7]

References
  1. "Ronas Hill - North Roe & Tingon". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. Ramsar 2007.
  3. Natura 2000 2015.
  4. JNCC 2016.
  5. The Story of Tingon, p. 2-3.
  6. The Story of Tingon, p. 1.

Sources


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