Cemetery #3880
Wester Skeld
Also known as Wester Skeld Cemetery, Shetland · Wester Skeld Cemetery
7
documented records
≈ 20–40
approx. capacity (graves)
1,000 m²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Wester Skeld lies in Shetland, United Kingdom.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 60.177872° N, 1.464830° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
7 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Barbara Arthurson 1854 – 1927 - David Arthurson 1823 – 1910
- Hercules Arthurson 1823 – 1904
- Jane Arthurson 1859 – 1925
- Jemima Arthurson 1864 – 1933
- Magnus Arthurson 1855 – 1932
- Marion Arthurson 1851 – 1926
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Reawick Cemetery, Shetland 2.2 km away · Shetland Islands
- St Marys Chapel, Shetland 5.6 km away · Upper Gruniquoy · 1 record
- St Mary's Chapel (Sand) 5.9 km away · Sand
- St Pauls Church, Walls 7.9 km away · Shetland · 10 records
- Whiteness Cemetery 8.9 km away · South Stromness
- Bixter Cemetery 9.1 km away · Effirth · 3 records
- Whiteness New Cemetery 9.3 km away · White Ness
- Sound Kirkyard 11 km away · Weisdale
- Huxter Cemetery 12 km away · Huxster
- Tingwall Cemetery 12 km away · Veensgarth · 24 records
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Common questions
How big is Wester Skeld?
Wester Skeld covers about 1,000 m² (0.2 acres), about the size of 4 tennis courts. It is the 19th smallest of the 63 cemeteries we list in Shetland.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Wester Skeld is that of Hercules Arthurson, who died in 1904 at the age of 81.