Fetlar Interpretive Centre

A dynamic community-run museum on one of Shetland’s remoter islands. Displays on crofting and the sea are complemented by early film and storytelling recordings, and interactive multimedia displays bring to life the island’s natural and cultural history. An in-depth exhibition on Sir William Watson Cheyne and early antiseptic surgery won a Scottish Museum of the Year Award for educational initiative, and includes a schools’ pack and two interactive computer displays.

Our Collection

Peat-flitting

This collection consists of the complete apparatus used to flit peats from one part of the island to another by pony. The collection also contains some of the raw materials used in making these items, such as rope, and some of the...

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Fetlar Interpretive Centre

Beach of Houbie
Fetlar
Shetland
ZE2 9DJ

Tel: 01957 733206

Email:
info@fetlar.com

For more information visit:
http://www.fetlar.com

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