Nesting is a parish in the east of Mainland, Shetland. It includes not only a part of the Mainland, measure about twelve miles (19 km) by four, on coast and seaboard from Gletness to Lunna Ness

Lunna Ness

Lunna Ness is a peninsula in the north east of Mainland, Shetland, in the parish of Lunnasting near Vidlin. The island of Lunna Holm is nearby. The Shetland Bus operation during WWII used this area as a base....

; comprehends also the islands of Whalsay

Whalsay

-Geography:Whalsay, also known as "The Bonnie Isle", is a peat-covered island in the Shetland Islands. It is situated east of the Shetland Mainland and has an area of . The main settlement is Symbister, where the fishing fleet is based. The fleet is composed of both pelagic and demersal vessels...

 and the Out Skerries, and is much diversified on all its coasts by voes and headlands. The land comprises only about 1000 acres (4 km²) in tillage, and is mostly pastoral, or waste.

Lunnasting Parish was merged into it.

Nesting is generally divided into a north and south district.

Settlements in Nesting include:

• Benston (South Nesting)
• Billister
  Billister
  Billister is a settlement in Nesting, Mainland, Shetland. It is on Lax Firth.Billister was formerly the terminal for the ferry to Whalsay, although this has now moved to Laxo . The pier was built by the council in 1956....
  
   (North Nesting)
• Brettabister
  Brettabister
  Brettabister is a village in Shetland, Scotland. It is in the parish of Nesting....
  
  
• Catfirth (South Nesting)
• Dury
  Dury
  Dury may refer to:Places* Dury, Aisne, France* Dury, Pas-de-Calais, France* Dury, Somme, France* Dury, Shetland, ScotlandPeople* Baxter Dury, British musician* Graham Dury, British cartoonist* Ian Dury, English singer and songwriter...
  
   (North Nesting)
• Freester
  Freester
  Freester is a settlement on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. It is in the parish of Nesting....
  
   (South Nesting)
• Gletness (South Nesting), including North and South Isles of Gletness
• Kirkabister (North Nesting)
• Laxfirth (North Nesting)
• Skellister (South Nesting)

James Stout Angus

James Stout Angus

-Life:He was born at Catfirth Haa in the parish of Nesting. His grandfather William Angus is recorded first at Burraness in Delting, but the lands of Catfirth were leased in 1782 to the Angus family who retained them until 1890. His son Hercules married Janet Stout of Scatsta. He was a merchant at...

was from Nesting.

External links

• Nesting & Lunnasting Community Council