Ness of Sound
Ness of Sound is a peninsula in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Ness of Sound is situated nearby to the locality Lowersound, as well as near the hamlet Ham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shetland Museum and Gilbert Bain Hospital.
Shetland Museum
Museum
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The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The new Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay. Shetland Museum is situated 1½ miles north of Ness of Sound.
Gilbert Bain Hospital
Hospital
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The Gilbert Bain Hospital is a rural general hospital in the burgh of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Shetland.
Fort Charlotte
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Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sound and Lerwick.
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.
Lerwick
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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.
Gulberwick
Village
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Gulberwick is a village on Mainland, 2.5 mi southwest of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, which contains approximately 200 houses. In recent years the number of houses in the area has increased due to its nearness to Shetland's capital and biggest town, Lerwick. Gulberwick is situated 2 miles west of Ness of Sound.
Ness of Sound
- Type: Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.13518° or 60° 8′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.15837° or 1° 9′ 30″ westOpen location code
9CGW4RPR+3MGeoNames ID
2637501
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