Tingon is a peninsula in the north-west of Northmavine, Shetland. It is delineated on the east by Ronas Voe, and on the west by Hamnavoe. It is designated as a Ramsar site,[2] a Special Protection Area,[3] a Special Area of Conservation[4] and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[5] It is also the collective name of a group of settlements on the peninsula, which were nearly all evicted as part of the Highland Clearances.[6]

Tingon
Sumra, an abandoned croft house in Tingon
Tingon Location within Shetland
Population	0
Language	Shetland dialect
OS grid reference	HU2482
Civil parish	Northmavine
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
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Ronas Hill - North Roe & Tingon
Designated	11 October 1997
Reference no.	916[1]
List of places UK Scotland 60.53°N 1.54°W / 60.53; -1.54

History

At its peak, Tingon had a number of crofts; there was a croft each at Knowes, Sannions, Sumra, Ocran, Ocraness, Quidadale, Westerhouse and Aurora (pronounced 'Rora). Additionally, Southerhouse, Northerhouse, and Easterhouse each had two crofts, making a total of 14. [7]

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