Gutcher
Gutcher is a settlement on the northeast coast of Yell in the Shetland islands. From here, rollon/roll off ferry services to Belmont on Unst and Hamars Ness on Fetlar operate. The settlement has a harbour, and a former post office which, in 2012, reopened as a bed and breakfast. There is a café adjacent to the ferry waiting room (Geoffrey's) that opened in 2019.
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The former post office, once subjected to aerial attack.
Gutcher | |
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![]() Ferncliff House, viewed from Bluemull Sound | |
![]() ![]() Gutcher Location within Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HU548991 |
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Council area | |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Postcode district | ZE2 |
Dialling code | 01957 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
During World War II, the Luftwaffe machine gunned the post office at Gutcher in an attempt to disrupt the communications system.[1]
References
- Penrith, James & Deborah (2007) Orkney & Shetland (part of The Scottish Islands series). Richmond. Crimson Publishing.
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