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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...

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  • Quendale Watermill
    Quendale Watermill

    Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD

    This beautifully restored mill with its overshot wheel, is in full working order. There are regular guided tours of the...

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    • Visit Scotland Reviews Available 3 stars
    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...

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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...

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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...

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  • Shetland Crofthouse Museum
    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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    • Visit Scotland Reviews Available 2 stars
    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...

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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...

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  • 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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  • Stanydale 'Temple' (HS)
    Stanydale 'Temple' (HS)

    Stanydale, Shetland, ZE2

    This amazing building, perhaps the hall of a chieftain, is at the centre of group of smaller houses dating from around...

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  • 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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  • Out Skerries Lighthouse
    Out Skerries Lighthouse

    Scotland, UK

    This 30m(98ft) high light was built in 1858 on the island of Bound Skerry, with keepers’ accommodation on the larger...

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  • Catpund Steatite Quarries
    Catpund Steatite Quarries

    Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK

    Steatite or soapstone is soft and easy to carve into bowls. From prehistoric times onwards vessels of various sizes or...

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  • Tingwall Agricultural Museum
    Tingwall Agricultural Museum

    Tingwall, Shetland, ZE2 9SB

    The museum displays a remarkable collection of items from Shetland's crofts and farms. Open June - Aug, Mon - Sat 10 am -...

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  • 1 Bressay Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    2 Quendale Watermill Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD 3 stars
    3 Shetland Museum and Archives Lerwick, ZE1 0WP
    4 Fair Isle South Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    5 Eshaness Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    6 Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    7 Shetland Crofthouse Museum Boddam, Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JG 2 stars
    8 Muckle Flugga Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    9 Fair Isle North Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    10 Mousa Boat Trips Sandwick, Shetland, ZE2 9HP
    11 Stanydale 'Temple' (HS) Stanydale, Shetland, ZE2
    12 Bonhoga Gallery Weisdale, Shetland, ZE2 9LW
    13 Out Skerries Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    14 Catpund Steatite Quarries Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK
    15 Tingwall Agricultural Museum Tingwall, Shetland, ZE2 9SB

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