Clate

Clate (also known as Clett)^[1] is a hamlet and ward in southwestern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.

Clate Clett
Vanessa Trig On Ward of Clett
Clate Location within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU544612
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	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
List of places UK Scotland 60.335°N 1.021°W / 60.335; -1.021

Geography

Clate is located south of the largest village of the island, Symbister, along the main road out of the village, just south of Sandwick. Haa Ness and Dimni Geo are coastal features at Clate, and the Holm of Sandwick lies off the coast.^[2] There are several caves to the southeast. From Clate, a track leads to the southeast, up to a quarry, then leads uphill, passing the southwestern ridge of the Ward of Clett.^[3]

History

The British military established a radar camp in Clate during wartime. Tanks and sheds built by the military were still in use in 1986.^[4] A Catalina bomber crashed in the vicinity in the early part of World War II.^[4]