Firth, Shetland facts for kids

• Note: "Firth" is a common name for sounds in Shetland

Quick facts for kids Firth
The pre-oil housing can be seen in the background, and the modern oil worker's housing in the foreground with the now derelict Fraser Peterson Centre on top of the hill in Firth
Firth
OS grid reference	HU441735
Civil parish	Delting
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01806
Police	Northern
Fire	Highlands and Islands
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
List of places UK Scotland 60°26′38″N 1°11′49″W / 60.444°N 1.197°W / 60.444; -1.197

Firth is a village in the north east of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, in the parish of Delting, not far from Mossbank. It is 27 miles from Lerwick.

History

Along with a stone memorial at the entrance to the village, many abandoned croft houses still stand on the hill across Firth Voe from Mossbank. These commemorate the infamous "Delting Disaster" of 21 December 1900 when twenty-two local fishermen were lost during a storm, decimating the community.

Because of the oil industry, which grew in 1970s Shetland, a number of temporary dwellings were built, followed by some housing estates, some now demolished.