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Tingwall, (Old Norse: Þingvollr = Field of the Thing assembly) is a hamlet and parish in Shetland, mostly on Mainland. The hamlet lies about 4 miles north west of Lerwick. It is at the head of a long narrow bay. Tingwall Airport is here.

Parish

Veensgarth, with Burra Dale wind farm in the background, along with Loch of Tingwall

Tingwall parish includes the settlements of Scalloway, Whiteness, Veensgarth and Gott, and the Vallafield housing estate. The centre of the parish was the Tingwall Kirk.^[1]It comprehends a section of Mainland, stretching from the Atlantic at Scalloway, to the North Sea at Rova Head and includes the formerly inhabited islands of Hildasay, Langa, Linga, and Oxna. ^[2]

The Mainland section is divided into two districts by a hill ridge, and comprises two parallel valleys (nearly at right angles from the ridge). The Tingwall valley extends north from near Scalloway to the south end of Lax Firth. It is diversified by the lochs of Tingwall, Girlsta, Asta, Strom and some others.

It is so indented by the sea as to contain no point farther than two miles from it. Measured across marine intersections, it has a length of about nineteen miles, and a maximum breadth of ten miles.

History

Lawting Islet in the Loch of Tingwall was the seat of supreme administration by Norsemen over all Shetland. It was at Law Ting Holm, an islet at the northern end of the Loch of Tingwall, that the Norse held their annual Thing assembly (Ting). It is locally reported to be the site of the last Thing assembly held in Shetland.^[3]

Many tumuli, and remains of ancient chapels are found in the parish, and many stone axes and flint arrow heads have also been found. Tingwall is home to the literary brothers Laurence I. Graham and John J. Graham.

External links

Tingwall Stone (Murder stone)

References

^ Tingwall Church (The Church of Scotland)
^ Tingwall Kirk (undiscovered Scotland)
^ Law Ting Holm (Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland)

Other sources

The original article is based on Shetlopedia.co a GFDL wiki.
Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: 1882) Published by W. & A. K. Johnstone
Tudor, J. R. The Orkneys and Shetland: Their Past and Present State(London: 1883) Published by Edward Stanford) [1]

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-'''Tingwall''', ([[Old Norse]]: '''Þingvollr''' = Field of the [[Thing (assembly)|Thing]] (assembly)) is a hamlet and parish in Shetland, mostly on [[Mainland, Shetland|Mainland]].
+'''Tingwall''', ([[Old Norse]]: '''Þingvollr''' = Field of the [[Thing (assembly)|Thing]] assembly) is a hamlet and parish in [[Shetland]], mostly on [[Mainland, Shetland|Mainland]].
 The hamlet lies about 4 miles north west of [[Lerwick]]. It is at the head of a long narrow bay. [[Tingwall Airport]] is here.
 ==Parish==
 [[Image:Veensgarth.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Veensgarth]], with Burra Dale wind farm in the background, along with [[Loch of Tingwall]]]]
+Tingwall parish includes the settlements of [[Scalloway]], [[Whiteness, Shetland|Whiteness]], [[Veensgarth]] and [[Gott]], and the Vallafield housing estate. The centre of the parish was the [[Tingwall Kirk]].<ref>[http://www.sacredscotland.org.uk/church/tingwall-church ''Tingwall Church'' (The Church of Scotland)]</ref>It comprehends a section of Mainland, stretching from the [[Atlantic]] at Scalloway, to the [[North Sea]] at [[Rova Head]] and includes the formerly inhabited islands of [[Hildasay]], [[Langa, Shetland|Langa]], [[Linga, Hildasay|Linga]], and [[Oxna]]. <ref>[http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/shetland/tingwallkirk/index.html ''Tingwall Kirk'' (undiscovered Scotland)]</ref>
-Tingwall parish includes the settlements of [[Scalloway]], [[Whiteness, Shetland|Whiteness]], [[Veensgarth]] and [[Gott]], and the Vallafield housing estate. The centre of the parish was the [[Tingwall Kirk]]. It comprehends a section of Mainland, stretching from the [[Atlantic]] at Scalloway, to the [[North Sea]] at [[Rova Head]] and includes the formerly inhabited islands of [[Hildasay]], [[Langa, Shetland|Langa]], [[Linga, Hildasay|Linga]], and [[Oxna]]. It is so indented by the sea as to contain no point farther than two miles from it. Measured across marine intersections, it has a length of about nineteen miles, and a maximum breadth of ten miles.
 The Mainland section is divided into two districts by a hill ridge, and comprises two parallel valleys (nearly at right angles from the ridge). The Tingwall valley extends north from near [[Scalloway]] to the south end of Lax Firth. It is diversified by the lochs of [[Loch of Tingwall|Tingwall]], [[Loch of Girlsta|Girlsta]], [[Loch of Asta|Asta]], [[Loch of Strom|Strom]] and some others.
+It is so indented by the sea as to contain no point farther than two miles from it. Measured across marine intersections, it has a length of about nineteen miles, and a maximum breadth of ten miles.
 ==History==
+[[Lawting Islet]] in the Loch of Tingwall was the seat of supreme administration by [[Norsemen]] over all Shetland. It was at [[Law Ting Holm]], an islet at the northern end of the Loch of Tingwall, that the Norse held their annual Thing assembly (''Ting''). It is locally reported to be the site of the last Thing assembly held in Shetland.<ref>[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/1104/details/law+ting+holm/ ''Law Ting Holm'' (Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland)]</ref>
-[[Lawting Islet]] in the Loch of Tingwall was the seat of Norse supreme administration over all Shetland.
-Many [[tumulus|tumuli]], and remains of ancient chapels are found in the parish, and many stone axes and flint arrow heads have also been found.
+Many [[tumulus|tumuli]], and remains of ancient chapels are found in the parish, and many stone axes and flint arrow heads have also been found. Tingwall is home to the literary brothers [[Laurence I. Graham]] and [[John J. Graham]].
-Tingwall is home to the literary brothers [[Laurence I. Graham]] and [[John J. Graham]].
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.scran.ac.uk/stones/sites/tingwall.htm The Murder Stone]
+*[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=22190 Tingwall Stone (Murder stone)]
 ==References==
+<references/>
+==Other sources==
 * The original article is based on [http://shetlopedia.com/Tingwall Shetlopedia.co] a GFDL wiki.
-* This article also incorporates text from - Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A. K. Johnstone
+* Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh: 1882) Published by W. & A. K. Johnstone
+* Tudor, J. R.  ''The Orkneys and Shetland: Their Past and Present State''(London: 1883)  Published by Edward Stanford) [http://books.google.com/books?id=YHIJAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Tudor,+J.+R.+%281883%29++The+Orkneys+and+Shetland:+Their+Past+and+Present+State&source=bl&ots=OpakhNGWFw&sig=L57eGT4i7eDWcmFivGVCJPhJVuA&hl=en&ei=kn1iTcyDN5COtgOznvVn&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false]
+==Related reading==
-<references/>
+* Fojut , Noel  (1994) ''A Guide to Prehistoric and Viking Shetland'' (Shetland Times)  ISBN 978-0900662911
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