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Historic Attractions in Shetland Islands
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Virkie, Mainland, Shetland, ZE3 9JN
This extraordinarily important site spanning 3000 years is a complex of ancient settlements within a very small area.
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Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK
Medieval church dating from 12th until 1785. Inside are tombstones of two Dutch merchants from Bremen. The stone for...
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Scalloway, Mainland, Shetland, ZE1 0TR
This substantial castle was built in 1600 by the notorious Patrick Stewart, Earl of Orkney and Shetland. He did not long...
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Lerwick, Shetland, ZE2
A good example of a broch tower with associated secondary buildings of Iron Age date.
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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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Tingwall, Shetland, ZE1 0AQ
This church, built in 1788-1790, replaced a medieval 'steeple-kirk' with a round tower some 20m high, similar to that of...
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Scotland, UK
One of Scotland’s most modern lighthouses, it was built in 1986 because of the increase in oil tanker traffic using the...
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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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| 1 | Eshaness Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 2 | Muckle Flugga Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 3 | Sumburgh Head Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 4 | Fair Isle North Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 5 | Fair Isle South Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 6 | Quendale Watermill | Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD | |
| 7 | Bressay Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 8 | Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement (HS) | Virkie, Mainland, Shetland, ZE3 9JN | |
| 9 | St Olaf's Church | Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK | |
| 10 | Scalloway Castle (HS) | Scalloway, Mainland, Shetland, ZE1 0TR | |
| 11 | Clickimin Broch (HS) | Lerwick, Shetland, ZE2 | |
| 12 | St Ninian's Isle | Shetland, ZE2 | |
| 13 | St Magnus (Shetland) | Tingwall, Shetland, ZE1 0AQ | |
| 14 | Foula Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 15 | Out Skerries Lighthouse | Scotland, UK |
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