Skaw is a hamlet on Unst, the northernmost inhabited island of Shetland. The hamlet is to the north of Haroldswick, on a peninsula (which gives the hamlet its name) in the north-east corner of the island: this makes it the most northerly settlement in the United Kingdom. [1]. Skaw is located in the county of Shetland, Scotland, 17 miles north-east of the town of Lerwick, 227 miles north of the major city of Aberdeen, 317 miles north of Edinburgh, and 613 miles north of London. Skaw falls within the unitary authority of Shetland Islands. It is in the ZE2 postcode district. The post town for Skaw is Shetland.
The island of Unst is home to many things that are 'Britain's most northerly': post office, school, swimming pool, and bus shelter. It also has Britain's most northerly sandy beach. It's at Skaw, a hamlet consisting of - you will not be surprised to learn - Britain's most northerly house.. Skaw is a settlement in the Scottish archipelago of Shetland, located on the island of Unst. It is located north of Haroldswick on a peninsula in the northeast corner of the island, and is the most northerly settlement in the United Kingdom. [1] It is currently inhabited by a single inhabitant whose business is sheep farming.