Bigton
Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Bigton is within the civil parish of Dunrossness. The Stewarts owned Bigton from 1634.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 feet (40 metres)
- Description: village in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Discover St Ninian’s Chapel and Colsay.
Colsay
Colsay is an uninhabited island off the South West coast of Mainland, Shetland.
2 miles southwest of Bigton
Clumlie Broch
Clumlie Broch is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Shetland, in Scotland.
2½ miles southeast of Bigton
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Levenwick and Hoswick.
Bigton
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Latitude
59.97324° or 59° 58′ 24″ north
Longitude
-1.32319° or 1° 19′ 24″ west
Open location code
9CFWXMFG+7P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Bigton” goes by many names.
BigtonBasque
Bigton WickCebuano
BigtonDanish
BigtonDutch
ビッグトンJapanese
Bigton WickSwedish
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