Point of Nesbister is a small tidal rocky outcrop on the east side of Whiteness Voe on Shetland Mainland. A building, known in Shetland as a böd, was built on the outcrop by Hay & Co in 1844 to house fishermen and their equipment during the fishing season. The fishermen would have dried fish on the beach outside the böd to prepare them for export. The böd consists of a single storey with a loft above and was built of rubble with stugged (random chisel marks) sandstone dressings. A short flight of stone steps leads up to the entrance door and the loft is accessed by a separate external flight of stone stairs at the north end of the building.
The böd is now used as a camping barn offering cheap but basic self-catering accommodation to visitors. It has no electricity and the toilet is of the "bucket and bury" variety. It is one of 9 camping böds in Shetland run by Shetland Amenity Trust.
Point of Nesbister is only cut off from the mainland during storm conditions. The rest of the time it is linked to the mainland by a beach.
Low tide at Point of Nesbister
Point of Nesbister
Nesbister Böd
Nesbister Böd
