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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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
    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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  • 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
    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Fair Isle Bird Observatory
    Fair Isle Bird Observatory

    Shetland, ZE2 9JU

    This jewel of an island, mid-way between Orkney and Shetland, is the most famous site for migrant birds in Britain. Also...

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  • West Sandwick
    West Sandwick

    Scotland, UK

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  • Mousa, Shetland © Shetland Amenity Trust
    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...

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  • St Ninian's Isle
    St Ninian's Isle

    Shetland, ZE2

    During excavations here in the 1950's of a medieval church and pre-Christian settlement, an amazing hoard of Pictish...

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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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  • 1 Muckle Flugga Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    2 Bressay Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    3 Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    4 Fair Isle South Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    5 Quendale Watermill Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD 3 stars
    6 Fair Isle North Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    7 Shetland Crofthouse Museum Boddam, Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JG 2 stars
    8 Eshaness Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    9 Shetland Museum and Archives Lerwick, ZE1 0WP
    10 Catpund Steatite Quarries Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK
    11 Fair Isle Bird Observatory Shetland, ZE2 9JU
    12 West Sandwick Scotland, UK
    13 Mousa (RSPB) East of Sandwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK
    14 St Ninian's Isle Shetland, ZE2
    15 Mousa Boat Trips Sandwick, Shetland, ZE2 9HP

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