Isbister, Shetland facts for kids

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The southern tip of Isbister Loch, with Isbister in the background
Isbister
OS grid reference	HU578642
Civil parish	Nesting
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01806
Police	Northern
Fire	Highlands and Islands
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
List of places UK Scotland 60°21′32″N 0°57′07″W / 60.359°N 0.952°W / 60.359; -0.952

Isbister is a settlement in eastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It lies on the eastern side of Loch of Isbister. There is a small islet about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) off the coast named Isbister Holm, where the ship Jufron Ingester was wrecked on 12 November 1778. The ancestral home of the great Adam Isbister, also known as A.