Brei Wick

Brei Wick is a bay in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Brei Wick is situated nearby to the locality Lowersound, as well as near the quarter Freefield.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gilbert Bain Hospital and Lerwick Town Hall.

Gilbert Bain Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Gilbert Bain Hospital is a rural general hospital in the burgh of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Shetland.

Lerwick Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lerwick Town Hall is a municipal building located on Hillhead in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. It is used as an events venue and registrar's office. The building, which was also the meeting place of Shetland Islands Council until 2022, is a Category A listed building.

Fort Charlotte

Photo: Lrs1572, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

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 Lerwick and Sound.

Lerwick

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Quarter

Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 2½ miles southwest of Brei Wick.

Brei Wick

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

60.14685° or 60° 8′ 49″ north

Longitude

-1.15108° or 1° 9′ 4″ west

Open location code

9CGW4RWX+PH

GeoNames ID

2654798

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Brei Wick from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Brei Wick”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lowersound and Freefield.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shetland NHS Board and Yellow Stack.

Shetland Islands: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Lerwick, Fair Isle, Unst, and Yell.

Curious Bays to Discover

Uncover intriguing bays from every corner of the globe.