North Ness
North Ness is a point in Shetland Islands, Scotland. North Ness is situated nearby to the quarter Freefield, as well as near Garthspool.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shetland Museum and Fort Charlotte.
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.
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.
Viking bus station
Bus station
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Viking Bus Station is a bus station in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The station is used both by passengers and for freight, which is transported by bus.
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.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northeast of North Ness.
North Ness
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.1593° or 60° 9′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.14512° or 1° 8′ 42″ westOpen location code
9CGW5V53+PXGeoNames ID
11694284
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Montfield Hospital and Point of Scattland.
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