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Aithsvoe (Norse eids vágr, ' isthmus bay '), a creek or bay in the SE of Shetland, immediately N of Mousa island, and 9½ miles S by W of Lerwick. A runeinscribed stone, discovered here in 1872, is discussed in Procs. Soc. Ant. Scot.,1875, pp. 425-430.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a creek or bay" (ADL Feature Type: "channels") |
| Administrative units: | Shetland County |
| Place names: | AITHSVOE | EIDS VAGR |
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