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Today is 12th October 2026 .

Wikishire is where you may find the best of Britain and Ireland.

Wikishire is where you are; whether you are on the Shetland islands or the South Shetland Islands, or the places between, Wikishire is a growing guide on all you need to know about the British and Irish lands.

Tell the world what you love about your home. Each shire, from Kent to Kerry is here, with ever-growing detail; if your town or village is not in Wikishire, or if something important is missed out, then log on, then -

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To begin, you can peruse the list of counties of the UK or Republic of Ireland, or even go directly to a random page! To accompany the encyclopædia we also have an interactive map of the counties of the British Isles. We also have Resources for GIS including KML files and postcode lookup tools.

Today's featured image is:

Mousa Broch, Shetland

Mousa Broch

Mousa Broch stands on the island of Mousa in Shetland, and is the finest preserved example of a broch or round tower in the British Isles. It is the tallest still standing in the world and amongst the best-preserved prehistoric buildings in Britain or indeed in Europe.

The broch is an Iron Age fortress, thought to have been built around 100 BC, one of 570 brochs built throughout the northern coastlands. The site is managed by Historic Scotland. (Read more)

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What is a wiki?

A wiki is a collaborative website with certain standard functions allowing easy editing of pages by anyone. At Wikishire, you may log on and start work right away.

Few things stay still for long, and here you can keep updating or improving the articles. A wiki is a constant work in progress.