Shetlopedia - The Shetland Encyclopaedia - The ruins of the
ancient settlement of Jarlshof were re-discovered after a
violent storm caused soil erosion, uncovering an ancient wall. -
48 herring stations at Baltasound employed 2840 people, 36
herring stations at Lerwick employed 2500 people, and a further
90 herring stations elsewhere in Shetland employed several
hundred more. 1783 vessels landed 645,834 crans of herring worth
£576,645, and 1,024,000 barrels of herring were cured, making
1905 the record year of the "Herring Boom" The vessel Napier
Major is the first motor boat to visit Lerwick, having made a
record breaking 750 mile trip from the Thames at London. She was
built in April 1905 by Frederick Millar at Oulton Broad, to
prove 'that motors in boats are a viable proposition in place of
steam'. The journey from London to Shetland took eight days, but
she was beset by bad weather for most of her journey. Arriving
in Shetland on Friday 5th May, and staying over the weekend, she
attracted a great deal of