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Hillswick is a small village in Northmavine, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and lies to the north-north west of Mainland, Shetland, the most northerly group of islands in the United Kingdom. It is situated 35 mi (56 km) from Lerwick.
There is a community shop, a blacksmith, a public hall, a health centre, and a Church of Scotland kirk that is now mainly used for funerals, weddings and christenings. There is a wildlife sanctuary, situated at the historic former Hanseatic trading booth on the seafront, a small private art gallery with occasional public exhibitions, and the St Magnus Bay Hotel which offers accommodation, a bar and restaurant. A large dairy and sheep farm takes up the spectacular peninsula called Hillswick Ness, but there is public access and a signed walking route. There is a modern primary school at nearby Urafirth. A small automatic lighthouse is located 1.5 miles south of Hillswick, at the tip of the Ness.
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Human settlement in ScotlandHillswickThe bay at Hillswick, looking across the bay with the main settlement on the far shoreHillswickLocation within ShetlandOS grid referenceHU280769Civil parishNorthmavenCouncil areaShetlandLieutenancy areaShetlandCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSHETLANDPostcode districtZE2Dialling code01806PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish UK ParliamentOrkney and ShetlandScottish ParliamentShetlandHillswick LighthouseUra FirthBaa Taing   Coordinates60°27′13″N 1°29′47″W / 60.453557°N 1.496517°W / 60.453557; -1.496517Constructed1895 (first)Foundationconcrete baseConstructionmetal skeletal towerHeight5 metres (16 ft)Shapequadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with light on the topMarkingswhite towerPower sourcesolar power OperatorNorthern Lighthouse BoardFirst litn/a (current)Focal height34 metres (112 ft)Rangewhite: 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)red: 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) CharacteristicFl (4) WR 15s. List of places UK Scotland 60°28′34″N 1°29′20″W / 60.476°N 1.489°W / 60.476; -1.489 Hillswick (Shaetlan pronunciation: [ˈhɪlsuk] ⓘ HILL-sook) is a small village in Northmavine, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and lies to the north-north west of Mainland, Shetland, the most northerly group of islands in the United Kingdom. It is situated 35 mi (56 km) from Lerwick. There is a community shop, a blacksmith, a public hall, a health centre, and a Church of Scotland kirk that is now mainly used for funerals, weddings and christenings. There is a wildlife sanctuary, situated at the historic former Hanseatic trading booth on the seafront, a small private art gallery with occasional public exhibitions, and the St Magnus Bay Hotel which offers accommodation, a bar and restaurant. A large dairy and sheep farm takes up the spectacular peninsula called Hillswick Ness, but there is public access and a signed walking route. There is a modern primary school at nearby Urafirth. A small automatic lighthouse is located 1.5 miles south of Hillswick, at the tip of the Ness.