Bressay Sound

Bressay Sound is a sound in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Bressay Sound is situated nearby to the hamlet Kirkabister, as well as near the locality Lowersound.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse and Gilbert Bain Hospital.

Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Bressay Lighthouse is in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, 4 kilometres south-east of Lerwick. It is located on the island of Bressay at Kirkabister Ness overlooking Bressay 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. Gilbert Bain Hospital is situated 2½ miles north of Bressay Sound.

Lerwick New Cemetery

Cemetery

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Lerwick New Cemetery is situated 2 miles north of Bressay Sound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sound and Gulberwick.

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 2 miles north of Bressay Sound.

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 Bressay Sound.

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.

Bressay Sound

Type: Sound
Category: body of water
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.11667° or 60° 7′ north

Longitude

-1.15° or 1° 9′ west

Open location code

9CGW4R8X+MX

GeoNames ID

2654777

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