Scousburgh
Scousburgh is a small community in the parish of Dunrossness, in the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland, overlooking the picturesque Scousburgh Sand, and Spiggie Loch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Colsay and Loch of Spiggie.
Colsay
Islet
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Colsay is an uninhabited island off the South West coast of Mainland, Shetland. Fora Ness lies to the south, across the Muckle Sound. The highest elevation is 44 metres, and there is an ancient cairn on the summit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bigton and Levenwick.
Bigton
Village
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Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Bigton is within the civil parish of Dunrossness. Bigton lies on the Atlantic coast of the island overlooking St Ninian's Isle and within view is the island of Burra, further to the north. Bigton is situated 1½ miles north of Scousburgh.
Levenwick
Village
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Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area.It contains a local hall that you can hire and a campsite. Levenwick is situated 2½ miles northeast of Scousburgh.
Scousburgh
- Type: Bay
- Description: village in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Scousburgh” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Scousburgh”
- Cebuano: “Bay of Scousburgh”
- Dutch: “Scousburgh”
- French: “Scousburgh”
- German: “Scousburgh”
- Swedish: “Bay of Scousburgh”
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