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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.
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.
This is a list of Shetland islands in Scotland. The Shetland archipelago is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of mainland Scotland and the capital Lerwick is almost equidistant from Bergen in Norway and Aberdeen in Scotland. [1] The Shetland archipelago comprises about 300 islands and skerries, of which 16 are inhabited.
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]
Trondra has 2 rowing teams, male and female, which compete in the summertime rowing regattas around Shetland and the annual 'Round Trondra Race'. "Da Peerie Neep" ("The Wee Turnip ") is a recently founded annual event which takes place in the Trondra hall and involves various neep related events such as "Toss the Neep".
It has an area of 374 sq mi (970 km 2), making it the third-largest Scottish island and the fifth largest of the British Isles after Great Britain, Ireland, Lewis and Harris and Skye. Mainland is the second most populous of the Scottish islands (only surpassed by Lewis and Harris), and had 18,765 residents in 2011 [3] compared to 17,550 in 2001 ...
Quendale is a settlement and coastal district in the southwest area of Dunrossness in Shetland. [1] Quendale beach is a long beach formed at the north end of the Bay of Quendale. [2] Quendale beach is the longest beach in Shetland and the beach has extensive sand dunes. [2]
Sumburgh Airport (IATA: LSI, ICAO: EGPB) is the main airport serving Shetland in Scotland.It is located on the southern tip of the mainland, in the parish of Dunrossness, 17 NM (31 km; 20 mi) south of Lerwick. [1]