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Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK
A splendid residence, built in 1598 for the notorious Lawrence Bruce, half-brother of the Earl of Orkney. After being...
Scotland, UK
This 30m(98ft) high light was built in 1858 on the island of Bound Skerry, with keepers’ accommodation on the larger...
Haroldswick, Shetland, ZE2 9ED
The centre tells the story of Unst with exhibitions on crofting, fishing and geology. There are good displays of spinning...
Virkie, Mainland, Shetland, ZE3 9JN
An extraordinarily important site spanning 3000 years, including Bronze Age houses, an Iron Age broch, Viking long houses,...
Mainland, Shetland, ZE2
This rocky promontory is fortified by two rock cut ditches, a massive rampart and an extraordinary stone 'blockhouse'. The...
Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK
Steatite or soapstone is soft and easy to carve into bowls. From prehistoric times onwards vessels of various sizes or...
Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK
Medieval church dating from 12th until 1785. Inside are tombstones of two Dutch merchants from Bremen. The stone for...
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...
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...
| 1 | Muness Castle (HS) | Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK | |
| 2 | Out Skerries Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 3 | Unst Heritage Centre | Haroldswick, Shetland, ZE2 9ED | |
| 4 | Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement (HS) | Virkie, Mainland, Shetland, ZE3 9JN | |
| 5 | Ness of Burgi Fort (HS) | Mainland, Shetland, ZE2 | |
| 6 | Catpund Steatite Quarries | Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK | |
| 7 | St Olaf's Church | Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK | |
| 8 | Fort Charlotte (HS) | Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0JN | |
| 9 | St Magnus (Shetland) | Tingwall, Shetland, ZE1 0AQ |
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