Wester Quarff

For some reason it has taken to Blip number 2331 to introduce Wester Quarff.  All the stranger as it is only 10 mile north of Sandwick and I pass the junction on my way to work.

Meles asked what Quarff meant so here goes not in my own words!

In Old Norse,  the word Quarff means "the portage". The village has long been a site where goods and boats could be transported between the east and west coast, avoiding what would otherwise be a sea journey of about 40 miles (64 km) round Sumburgh Head. Sir John Sinclair reported in 1794 that "The people of Quarff are frequently employed in transporting goods from one side of the country to the other, which brings them in considerable sums."