This qualifies as a South Mainland photo as the Good Shepherd has to travel 25 miles from Fair Isle and then another 25 miles up the east of the South Mainland of Shetland to get to Lerwick to unload the car.
Cool photo. Perhaps you could explain something for me Richard. I have just finished listening to the audio version of Raven Black by Anne Cleeves and when it came to pronouncing Lerwick sometimes the narrator would say Lur-wick and other times Lerrick. It seemed to depend on which character was talking. Which is correct? It was an enjoyable book by the way. I will probably listen to another in the Shetland series.
@cdcook48 I’ve never heard it as Lur-wick. I would tend to say Lerwick just as it is written and most people I know both Shetland and non-Shetland say that. Some Shetland folk do however say Lerrick. I’m afraid I can’t take to the Anne Cleeves books or much of the TV series perhaps because I’m the sort that sees too many issues. For example I’ve seen, and read, where they’ve gone north from Lerwick to Brae but have taken in Spiggie which is about 20 south of Lerwick.
