Scalloway

Scalloway
Scalloway harbour, castle and village
Scalloway Location within Shetland
Population	1,170 (2020)[1]
OS grid reference	HU399393
• Edinburgh	297 mi (478 km)
• London	598 mi (962 km)
Civil parish	Tingwall
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE1, ZE2
Dialling code	01595
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
List of places UK Scotland 60°08′13″N 1°16′52″W / 60.137°N 1.281°W / 60.137; -1.281

Scalloway (Old Norse: Skálavágr, name of the bay) is the largest settlement on the west coast of the Mainland, the largest island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The village had a population of roughly 900, at the 2011 census.^[2] Now a fishing port, until 1708 it was the capital of the Shetland Islands (now Lerwick, on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland).

It contains one of the two castles built in Shetland; this one was constructed in 1600. Scalloway is the location of the North Atlantic Fisheries College (part of the University of the Highlands and Islands), which offers courses and supports research programmes in fisheries sciences, aquaculture, marine engineering and coastal management. It is also home to the Centre for Nordic Studies. NAFC Marine Centre at Ness of Westshore offers courses in "nautical studies, marine science and technology, and seafood quality".^[3] Nearby are the Scalloway Islands, which derive their name from the village.

The village has a swimming pool and a primary school. Scalloway Junior High School, the secondary department, was closed in July 2011 by the Shetland Islands Council.