West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island.
| West Sandwick | |
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 West Sandwick, Yell, with North Mainland in the background | |
  West Sandwick Location within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU450887 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE2 |
| Dialling code | 01957 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell.[1]
The area south of Southladie Flo is an important feeding area for locally breeding red-throated divers. The rare curved sedge (Carex maritima) grows beside an exit stream on West Sandwick beach.[1]
The bay contains a distinctive shingle spit known as the Urabug.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Sandwick.
- Art UK - West Sandwick, Yell, by Tamar Williamson
- Keep Scotland Beautiful - Beach Awards - West Sandwick