Back in July I met the grandson of the Burra boatbuilder John Thomas Laurenson, who also happens to be called John. Over a cup of tea...

On an eerily foggy September morning I explored the deserted ruins at Gronataing in Waas.

During our Caain da Noosts lockdown project we have been delighted to receive stories from across Shetland. What follows next are just a ...

We are delighted with the community response to our noost hunt. Since the project was launched in April we have added 90 single and ...

If you go down Sundibanks and look right, you see a little böd right at the beach. That’s Eddie’s böd. Walk down to it and there’s ...

Bare mention of the Ivy LK237 is quite sufficient to throw this author back over forty years in time, to a couple of days of dank summertime

The Ness yoal is a type of six-oared boat, originally designed and used for commercial dorro (handline) saithe fishing. ...

...Whilst in Eastbourne I became interested in the comparison between vernacular fishing boats from nearby Hastings with those from ...

I had a friend’s son staying in July, a student from England up for a last weekend of freedom before the summer job. He had never visited...

A little known about, and intriguing, fishing station with well preserved boat noosts and an artificial fish drying beach.

An amazing, fun day out on Whalsay looking at historic boats that are resting in sheds.

The other week I was having a meeting with Dr Ian Tait, Curator, of the Shetland Museum & Archives. My meetings with Ian are always...