Tingwall
Tingwall is a parish in Shetland, Scotland. Located mostly on the Shetland Mainland, the centre lies about 2 miles north of Scalloway. Tingwall Airport is located in the village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: village in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Tingwall, Shetland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lerwick Tingwall Airport and Tingwall Kirk.
Lerwick Tingwall Airport
Aerodrome
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Tingwall Airport, also known as Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, is located in the Tingwall valley, near the village of Gott, 4 NM northwest of Lerwick in Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Lerwick Tingwall Airport is situated 2 miles north of Tingwall.
Lerwick Power Station
Power station
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The main power supply for Shetland is provided by Lerwick Power Station, located in Gremista, 2 kilometres northwest of Lerwick town centre. This is the principal source of electrical energy for Shetland. Lerwick Power Station is situated 2½ miles east of Tingwall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burwick and Scalloway.
Burwick
Hamlet
Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands. Burwick is situated 2½ miles southwest of Tingwall.
Scalloway
Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.
Sound
Quarter
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Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland. Sound is situated 2½ miles southeast of Tingwall.
Tingwall
- Category: village
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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