The Northmavine is a peninsula and parish in North Mainland, Shetland. It is in the north west of the island, and contains the villages of Hillswick and Ollaberry, the peninsula comprehends the northernmost part of Mainland, and the parish comprehends a number of adjacent islands, and measures sixteen miles by eight. An isthmus, Mavis Grind, about a hundred yards across, forms the sole connection with the rest of Mainland. The coast is indented by numerous bays; consists largely of high precipt… (
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