Isbister | |
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The southern tip of Isbister Loch, with Isbister in the background |
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Isbister shown within Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HU578642 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Postcode district | ZE2 |
Dialling code | 01806 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Isbister is a settlement in eastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It lies on the eastern side of Loch of Isbister. There is a small islet about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) off the coast named Isbister Holm, where the ship Jufron Ingester was wrecked on 12 November 1778.