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Eshaness Lighthouse is situated on the Northmavine peninsula in the north-west of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.It sometimes rendered as Esha Ness Lighthouse.. The lighthouse has a tapering, square tower 12 metres (39 ft) high and was built by David e Charles Stevenson, two of the famous 'lighthouse' Stevensons, between 1925 and 1929.
Esha Ness is on the west coast of Northmavine on the island of Mainland, Shetland.It lies to the northwest of St Magnus Bay, to the north of Papa Stour. [2] There are several small settlements in the peninsula, including Stenness and Tangwick in the south, Braewick and Braehoulland in the east, and Ure near the north coast.
Lerwick (/ ˈ l ɛ r ɪ k / or / ˈ l ɜː r w ɪ k /; Old Norse: Leirvik; Norn: Larvik) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland.Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010. [3]
An armorial panel on the house commemorates the 1707 marriage of his son Thomas Hunter and Grisella Bruce, around which time this part of the house was added. [1] In 1753, nearby Lunna Kirk was built by Robert Hunter (1710–1777), 3rd laird. [2] [3] Lunna Kirk is the oldest working Kirk (church) in Shetland.
Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. Until 1975, it was known as Zetland.
Ollaberry is situated within the parish of Northmaven in the Northmavine area of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands. Ollaberry was formerly a separate parish but united with Northmaven in the 16th century. [1] By road, Ollaberry is 10.9 miles (17.5 km) north of Brae and 7.9 miles (12.7 km) east-northeast of Hillswick.
The Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. The island contains Shetland's only burgh , Lerwick , and is the centre of Shetland's ferry and air connections. Geography
Mavis Grind, looking south, with an inlet of St Magnus Bay at right and Sullom Voe to the left. Mavis Grind (Old Norse: Mæfeiðs grind or Mæveiðs grind, [1] meaning "gate of the narrow isthmus") [nb 1] is a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of the island of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.