Virda Field
Virda Field is an island in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Virda Field is situated nearby to the hamlet Biggings, as well as near Huxter.Places of Interest
Highlights include Papa Stour Island and Papa Stour Airport.
Papa Stour Island
Island
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Papa Stour is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, with a population of fifteen people, some of whom immigrated after an appeal for residents in the 1970s.
Papa Stour Airport
Aerodrome
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Papa Stour Airstrip is a small airstrip in the village of Biggings on the island of Papa Stour. Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour Airport is situated 2 miles southeast of Virda Field.
Brei Holm
Islet
Brei Holm is a tiny tidal islet in the western Shetland Islands. It is due east of Papa Stour, to which it is connected at low tide, just outside Housa Voe. Brei Holm is situated 2½ miles southeast of Virda Field.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biggings and Huxter.
Biggings
Hamlet
Photo: Mark Stockdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggings is a village on the island of Papa Stour, in Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour's church is situated at the south of Biggings. A homestead of Duke Haakon of Norway is thought to have been at Biggings, and archaeological digs have discovered the remains of a substantial Norse house, dating to around the 12th or 13th century. Biggings is situated 2 miles southeast of Virda Field.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ miles southeast of Virda Field.
Sandness
Hamlet
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Sandness is a headland and district in the west of Shetland Mainland, Scotland. Sandness was a civil parish, which also included the island of Papa Stour a mile northwest across Papa Sound. Sandness is situated 4 miles southeast of Virda Field.
Virda Field
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.34131° or 60° 20′ 29″ northLongitude
-1.72553° or 1° 43′ 32″ westElevation
285 feet (87 metres)Open location code
9CGW87RF+GQGeoNames ID
12540955
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