Sandness

Sandness (the "d" is not pronounced locally) is a headland and district in the west of Shetland Mainland, Scotland.

In 1891, it was combined with Walls to the south, to form Walls and Sandness Parish, which had an administrative function until the abolition of Civil parishes in Scotland by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929, and had been a statistical regional unit since.

The headland flanks the south side of Papa Sound near Papa Stour leading into St Magnus Bay and the district includes the headland and forms the mainland part of Walls parish.

The land itself is fairly fertile for Shetland and runs from Bousta to Huxter, with Norby and Melby in the middle.

The village has a number of small businesses, including a bed and breakfast, a leather worker, a woolen mill, a baker, as well as Britain's most northerly vegbox scheme.