Garths Ness
Garths Ness is a peninsula in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Garths Ness is situated nearby to the hamlet Quendale, as well as near Hestingott.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sumburgh Airport and Lady’s Holm.
Sumburgh Airport
Aerodrome
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Sumburgh Airport is the main airport serving the island of Shetland, Scotland. It is located on the southern tip of the mainland, in the parish of Dunrossness, 17 NM south of Lerwick. Sumburgh Airport is situated 2 miles east of Garths Ness.
Lady’s Holm
Islet
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Lady's Holm is an island off southern Mainland in the Shetland Islands. It is not to be confused with the Maiden Stack, which is also known as "Frau Stack" It is to the west of Scat Ness and the village of Scatness, a headland on Mainland, and there is also another islet nearby, Little Holm. Sumburgh Airport is about a mile northeast.
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". Jarlshof is situated 2½ miles southeast of Garths Ness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toab and Scatness.
Toab
Village
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Toab is the southernmost village on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. It is part of Virkie and overlooks Sumburgh Airport. Toab is within the parish of Dunrossness. The name Toab may come from the old Norse hópr or hóp meaning a small landlocked bay or lagoon.
Scatness
Village
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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. Scatness is situated 1½ miles east of Garths Ness.
Exnaboe
Hamlet
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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 east of Garths Ness.
Garths Ness
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Garths Ness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Garths Ness”
- Polish: “Garths Ness”
- Swedish: “Garths Ness”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Quendale and Hestingott.
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Highlights include Bay of Quendale and The Cleap.
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