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Bigton

Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, . Bigton is within the civil parish of Dunrossness. The Stewarts owned Bigton from 1634.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Ninian’s Chapel and Colsay.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Islet
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is an uninhabited island off the South West coast of . 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. is situated 2 miles southwest of Bigton.

Archaeological site
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is an Iron Age broch located on , in Scotland. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Bigton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Levenwick and Hoswick.

Village
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is a small village about 17 miles south of , on the east side of the South Mainland of , Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area. is situated 2 miles east of Bigton.

Village
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is a settlement in Sandwick in the south mainland of , Scotland, on the eastern part of the Dunrossness civil parish. It is separated from the rest of Sandwick by the Burn and from Channerwick in the south by the hill on which the settlement is situated. is situated 3 miles northeast of Bigton.

Bigton

Latitude
59.97324° or 59° 58′ 24″ north
Longitude
-1.32319° or 1° 19′ 24″ west
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Open location code
9CFWXMFG+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1837936917
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11240127
Wiki­data ID
Q4907032
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Bigton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bigton”
  • Cebuano: “Bigton Wick”
  • Danish: “Bigton”
  • Dutch: “Bigton”
  • French: “Bigton”
  • German: “Bigton”
  • Japanese: “ビッグトン”
  • Swedish: “Bigton Wick”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bigton Post Office and Bigton Community Hall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bigton”. Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.