Park at the pier. You will see The plaque for the opening of the pier. Be careful with bairns as the water is deep if you go out the pier.
On a map this can look as if it is in the sea but it is not and is very much on the landward side of the pier.
The Billister pier was opened in th 50s and was the ferry port for the Whalsay ferry. YOu can see the new ferry going between the isle and Laxo if your lucky.
If you come at night you might find a trow fishing for piltocks.
In the folkloric traditions of the Orkney and Shetland islands, a trow (alternatively trowe or drow) is a small, troll-like fairy creature.[1] Trows, in general, are inclined to be short of stature, ugly and both shy and mischievous in nature. Like the troll of Scandinavian legend, with which the trow shares many similarities, trows are nocturnal creatures; venturing out of their 'trowie knowes' (earthen mound dwellings) solely in the evening, they often enter households as the inhabitants sleep. Trows traditionally have a fondness for music, and folktales tell of their habit of kidnapping musicians or luring them to their dens.