Leira Ness

Places of Interest

Bressay

Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The island of Bressay is in the Shetland Islands just east of Mainland, and is the most accessible island from Lerwick. It's a peaceful place of lochs and sea caves, arches and migrating birds that is great for hikes, panoramas, historical sites, and wildlife.

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.

Shetland Museum

Museum

Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

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 2 miles west of Leira Ness.

Gunnista

Hamlet

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Leira Ness.

Leira Ness

Satellite Map

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Peninsulas to Discover

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