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Mavis Grind (, meaning ‘gate of the narrow isthmus’‘) is a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of the island of Shetland Mainland in the Shetland Islands, UK. It is just wide at its narrowest point. It carries the main A970 road to Hillswick in the north west of Shetland and is about two miles west of the settlement of Brae. Mavis Grind is said to be the only place in the UK where you can toss a stone across land from the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. It is a regular crossing point for otters, which in Shetland are sea-dwelling. In 1999, local volunteers helped to demonstrate whether Viking ships could be carried across the isthmus, instead of sailing around the end of the island. Remains of a late Bronze Age settlement have been found close by.〔S Cracknell & B Smith (NOSAS), ''Glasgow Archeological Journal'' vol.10, 1983 in http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=792〕 ==External links== *(Ordnance Survey map ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mavis Grind」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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