Tansie Knowes

Tansie Knowes is a hill in Shetland Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 341 feet. Tansie Knowes is situated nearby to the village Gulberwick, as well as near the locality Lowersound.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Shetland Museum and Gilbert Bain Hospital.

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. Shetland Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of Tansie Knowes.

Gilbert Bain Hospital

Hospital

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The Gilbert Bain Hospital is a rural general hospital in the burgh of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Shetland. Gilbert Bain Hospital is situated 1½ miles northeast of Tansie Knowes.

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. Fort Charlotte is situated 2 miles northeast of Tansie Knowes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gulberwick and Sound.

Gulberwick

Village

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Gulberwick is a village on Mainland, 2.5 mi southwest of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, which contains approximately 200 houses. In recent years the number of houses in the area has increased due to its nearness to Shetland's capital and biggest town, Lerwick.