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Sumburgh Head Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

Built in 1821 at the top of this 91m (300ft) high headland, this was Shetlands first lighthouse. It was also the site of...

Muckle Flugga Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Muckle Flugga Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

Britain’s most northerly lighthouse was built in 1858 on the highest of a series of offshore skerries. Designed by David...

Bressay Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Bressay Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

Conspicuous on the approach to Lerwick from the south, this lighthouse was completed in 1858 and can be reached by road...

Shetland Museum and Archives
Shetland Museum and Archives

Lerwick, ZE1 0WP

Shetland Museum and Archives is a 5 Star Visitor Attraction based in Lerwick. Open all year round for a great family day out.

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Fair Isle South © Copyright Ian Cowe
Fair Isle South Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

Built in 1892 this was the most dangerous lighthouse to be stationed at during the Second World War. It was bombed by...

Quendale Watermill
3 stars Quendale Watermill

Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD

This beautifully restored mill with its overshot wheel, is in full working order. There are displays on local history and...

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Eshaness Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Eshaness Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

Lit in 1929, this was the last manned lighthouse designed by a Stevenson for the Northern Lighthouse Board. It was built...

Fair Isle North Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Fair Isle North Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

First lit in 1892 this lighthouse was machine gunned and bombed by German aircraft on two occasions in 1941, the outhouses...

Shetland Crofthouse Museum
2 stars Shetland Crofthouse Museum

Boddam, Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JG

A traditional mid 19th century thatched crofthouse with watermill and outbuildings. House is furnished in style of period...

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Fort Charlotte © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Fort Charlotte (HS)

Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0JN

An artillery fort, it was built in 1665 to protect the Sound of Bressay from the Dutch, but taken by them and burned in...

Mousa (RSPB)
Mousa (RSPB)

East of Sandwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK

This attractive island, with its famous broch, is the place to see storm petrels. Evening boat trips are arranged. Also...

Hermaness National Nature Reserve(SNH)
Hermaness National Nature Reserve(SNH)

Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK

This splendid reserve overlooking Muckle Flugga, Britain's most northerly point, is a haven for over 100,000 seabirds...

Muness Castle © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Muness Castle (HS)

Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK

A splendid residence, built in 1598 for the notorious Lawrence Bruce, half-brother of the Earl of Orkney. After being...

Mousa Boat Trips
Mousa Boat Trips

Sandwick, Shetland, ZE2 9HP

This ferry service to the Isle of Mousa offers great wildlife viewing with arctic and great skuas, black guillemots,...

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Clickimin Broch © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Clickimin Broch (HS)

Lerwick, Shetland, ZE2

A good example of a broch tower with associated secondary buildings of Iron Age date.

1 Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
2 Muckle Flugga Lighthouse Scotland, UK
3 Bressay Lighthouse Scotland, UK
4 Shetland Museum and Archives Lerwick, ZE1 0WP
5 Fair Isle South Lighthouse Scotland, UK
6 Quendale Watermill Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD 3 stars
7 Eshaness Lighthouse Scotland, UK
8 Fair Isle North Lighthouse Scotland, UK
9 Shetland Crofthouse Museum Boddam, Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JG 2 stars
10 Fort Charlotte (HS) Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0JN
11 Mousa (RSPB) East of Sandwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK
12 Hermaness National Nature Reserve(SNH) Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK
13 Muness Castle (HS) Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK
14 Mousa Boat Trips Sandwick, Shetland, ZE2 9HP
15 Clickimin Broch (HS) Lerwick, Shetland, ZE2

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