West Voe of Sumburgh
The West Voe of Sumburgh, is the most southerly bay on the Shetland Mainland, located between Sumburgh Head, and the point of Scat Ness. On the west side of the voe is the settlement of Scatness, while on the east side is the famous Jarlshof archaeological site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jarlshof and Ness of Burgi fort.
Jarlshof
Nature reserve
Jarlshof is the best-known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies in Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland and has been described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles".
Ness of Burgi fort
Fort
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ness of Burgi fort is an iron-age promontory fort in the Old Scatness archaeological site on the Ness of Burgi, a narrow finger of land reaching south from the Scat Ness in the far south of the island of Mainland, Shetland in Scotland.
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Sumburgh Head at the southern tip of the Mainland of Shetland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scatness and Sumburgh.
Scatness
Village
Photo: Douglas Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scatness is a settlement on the headland of Scat Ness at the southern tip of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, across the West Voe of Sumburgh from Sumburgh Head and close to Sumburgh Airport, the Shetland Islands' main airport.
Sumburgh
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sumburgh is a village near the southern tip of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, with a population in 2011 of about 100. Its main attraction is Jarlshof, continuously inhabited for 4000 years.
Exnaboe
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Exnaboe, locally referred to as 'bö', is a settlement in the Virkie area of the parish of Dunrossness, South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, overlooking Sumburgh Airport, and the Pool of Virkie. Exnaboe is situated 2 miles north of West Voe of Sumburgh.
West Voe of Sumburgh
- Type: Bay
- Description: fjord at the south of Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“West Voe of Sumburgh” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “West Voe of Sumburgh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “West Voe of Sumburgh”
- Swedish: “West Voe of Sumburgh”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ness of Burgi and Sumburgh Head.
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