Bressay Sound
Bressay Sound is a sound in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Bressay Sound is situated nearby to the hamlet Grindiscol, as well as near Ham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Charlotte and Shetland Museum.
Fort Charlotte
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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.
Shetland Museum
Museum
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The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The new Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lerwick and 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.
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. Sound is situated 1½ miles west of Bressay Sound.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Bressay Sound.
Bressay Sound
- Type: Sound
- Also known as: “Lerwick Harbour”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.15026° or 60° 9′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.1255° or 1° 7′ 32″ westOpen location code
9CGW5V2F+4RGeoNames ID
11694283
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Localities in the Area
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