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Map of places in Shetland compiled from this list The List of places in Shetland is a list for any island, town, village or hamlet in the Shetland Islands council area of Scotland.
Boats at the Shetland Museum. The building sits on the shore of the biggest exhibit, the Category B listed Hay's Dock, which was built in 1815 by the company Hay & Ogilvy. As part of the project the dock area has seen major refurbishment works including the restoration of the pier house, and dredging of the dock itself, which will be home to the museum's floating exhibits.
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.
Mareel is designed as a multi use venue [1] and hub for the creative industries. [2] The site is near the new Shetland Museum and Archives in Lerwick. [3] Shetland Arts are the lead agency behind the project, Gareth Hoskins were the architects and D.I.T.T. the building contractors. [4]
The Broch of Clickimin (also Clickimin or Clickhimin Broch) is a large, well-preserved but restored broch in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland (grid reference). Originally built on an island in Clickimin Loch, it was approached by a stone causeway. The broch is situated within a walled enclosure and, unusually for brochs, features a large "forework ...
Lerwick is Shetland's largest settlement Mainland, Shetland Unst. Shetland is around 106 miles (170 kilometres) north of Great Britain and 143 mi (230 km) west of Bergen, Norway. It covers an area of 567 sq mi (1,468 km 2) and has a coastline 1,679 mi (2,702 km) long. [19] Lerwick, the capital and largest settlement, has a population of 6,958.
Location Notes Picture Castle Holm 12th century Loch of Strom: The remains of a 12th-century castle stand on this islet, linked to the shore by a causeway. The ruin measures approximately 5.5 by 6.5 metres (18 by 21 ft). [1] It is a scheduled monument. [2] Muness Castle: 1598 Unst: Scheduled monument. [3] Scalloway Castle: 1600 Scalloway
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.