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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...

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...

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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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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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...

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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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...

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...

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...

Sand of Sand
Sand of Sand

Scotland, UK

Bonhoga Gallery
Bonhoga Gallery

Weisdale, Shetland, ZE2 9LW

Bonhoga Gallery at Weisdale Mill is the first purpose-built visual and applied art gallery in Shetland and the most...

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Tangwick Haa Museum
Tangwick Haa Museum

Shetland, ZE2 9RS

This late 17th century house was recently restored and opened as a museum. Various aspects of life in Northmarine are...

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...

Unst Heritage Centre
3 stars Unst Heritage Centre

Haroldswick, Shetland, ZE2 9ED

The centre tells the story of Unst with exhibitions on crofting, fishing and geology. There are good displays of spinning...

1 Bressay Lighthouse Scotland, UK
2 Eshaness Lighthouse Scotland, UK
3 Shetland Museum and Archives Lerwick, ZE1 0WP
4 Shetland Crofthouse Museum Boddam, Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JG 2 stars
5 Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
6 Fair Isle South Lighthouse Scotland, UK
7 Quendale Watermill Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD 3 stars
8 Fair Isle North Lighthouse Scotland, UK
9 Muckle Flugga Lighthouse Scotland, UK
10 Fort Charlotte (HS) Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0JN
11 Sand of Sand Scotland, UK
12 Bonhoga Gallery Weisdale, Shetland, ZE2 9LW
13 Tangwick Haa Museum Shetland, ZE2 9RS
14 Muness Castle (HS) Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK
15 Unst Heritage Centre Haroldswick, Shetland, ZE2 9ED 3 stars

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