Gunnister

Gunnister is a small 'abandoned' village at the North-West Mainland in Shetland, Scotland. It is most commonly known for the Gunnister Man - the remains of a man from the late 17th century which were found by some peat cutters in a peat bog not far from the junction of A970 road.

The name Gunnister has been suggested to stem from the Old Norse/Old Norwegian *Gunna-setr.[1]

References

Fellows-Jensen, Gillian (2004). "Scandinavian Settlement in the British Isles and Normandy: What the Place-Names Reveal". Scandinavia and Europe 800-1350. Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe. 4. pp. 137–147. doi:10.1484/M.TCNE-EB.3.4105. ISBN 978-2-503-51085-9.

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[1] Fellows-Jensen, Gillian (2004). "Scandinavian Settlement in the British Isles and Normandy: What the Place-Names Reveal". Scandinavia and Europe 800-1350. Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe. 4. pp. 137–147. doi:10.1484/M.TCNE-EB.3.4105. ISBN 978-2-503-51085-9.

Northmavine
Populated places	Villages: Hillswick North Roe Ollaberry Sullom Other settlements Assater Braehoulland Braewick Burnside Eastwick Fethaland Gunnister Haggrister Hamnavoe Heylor Hogaland Housetter Isbister Mangaster Nibon North Gluss South Gluss Sandvoe Skelberry Stenness Swinister Tangwick Upper Urafirth Urafirth Ure Valladale Voe West Heogaland
Geography	Land features Esha Ness Hillswick Ness Tingon Coastal features: Calder's Geo Grind of the Navir Lang Ayre Mavis Grind Maritime features Ronas Voe St Magnus Bay Sullom Voe Yell Sound Islets: Dore Holm The Drongs Egilsay Skerry of Eshaness Muckle Ossa Isle of Nibon Isle of Niddister Ramna Stacks Isle of Stenness Uyea Isle of Westerhouse Hills: Ronas Hill Lochs: Johnnie Mann's Loch
History	Battle of Ronas Voe Gunnister Man
Buildings	List of listed buildings Esha Ness Lighthouse Tangwick Haa
People	Johnnie Notions Tom Anderson