Beaches · Scottish Islands
Quendale
Quendale in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Quendale is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Quendale is a settlement and coastal district in the southwest area of Dunrossness in Shetland. Quendale beach is a long beach formed at the north end of the Bay of Quendale. Quendale beach is the longest beach in Shetland and the beach has extensive sand dunes.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
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. In the 1940s and 1950s, the area immediately NE of Quendale farm was the site of a military camp. 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.
Architecture
Cross Kirk, is a formed ruined church site and burial ground located just north of Quendale beach beside the Eel burn. The church was a collegiate church that dated to at least 1590 but was abandoned about 1790 due to the encroachment of sand. The house was the seat of the Grierson family.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 59.9020, -1.3380
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9JD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Opening
- 10:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.quendalemill.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q118315350 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Quendale (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Quendale?
- Quendale is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9JD).
- Is Quendale free to visit?
- Yes, Quendale is free to enter.
- How do I get to Quendale?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9JD. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.