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Sumburgh Head is a headland located at the southern tip of the main island of the Shetland Archipelago, in northern Scotland.The head consists of a 100 m high rocky spur and topped by the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse.
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] It is the northernmost major settlement within the United Kingdom.
The Met Office said the lights were “observed across Scotland, clearly visible from Shetland webcams” and sightings were reported across some central and eastern parts of England. Stunning ...
Burrafirth links (Old Norse: Borgarfjorðr, meaning "the fjord with a castle") is a strip of land with a few houses on the island of Unst, Shetland, Scotland.It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff.
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. The islands lie about 50 miles (80 kilometres) to the northeast of Orkney, 110 mi (170 km) from mainland Scotland and 140 mi (220 km) west of Norway.
Scalloway (Old Norse: Skálavágr, name of the bay) is the largest settlement on the west coast of the Mainland, the largest island of the Shetland, Scotland.The village had a population of roughly 900, at the 2011 census. [2]
The island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's ferry and air connections. Geography. It has an area of 374 sq mi (970 ...
The List of places in Shetland is a list for any island, town, village or hamlet in the Shetland Islands council area of Scotland. Source: ...