Request for help to locate ‘Virki’ in Unst

According to Jakob Jakobsen, in his work on Shetland place names (1901), there was a place called Virki at Lund in Unst.

Does anyone know exactly where it is? I would be very grateful to know.

Brian Smith
Shetland Archives
brian.smith@shetlandamenity.org

Postscript (3 Sep 2021): I have found out where Virki was in south-west Unst! According to John Spence, in his Shetland Folk-Lore (1899) it was the name of the large rampart that cuts off the promontory called Blue Mull on the west side of Lunda Wick.

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