Lerwick
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands. It's the obvious base for touring these. The TIC is the VisitScotland iCentre on Market Cross, south end of the harbour.Landmarks in the Area
Fort Charlotte
Tourist attraction
Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is a five-sided artillery fort, with bastions on each corner.The first incarnation of the fort was built between 1652-3 during the First Anglo-Dutch War. Photo: Lrs1572, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Clickimin Broch
Archaeological site
The Broch of Clickimin is a large, well-preserved but restored broch in Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
Lerwick Town Hall
Town hall
Lerwick Town Hall is located in central Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lerwick
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- Population: 6960
- IATA airport code: LSI
- United Nations Location Code: GB LER
- Latitude: 60.1534° or 60° 9' 12.2" north
- Longitude: -1.1443° or 1° 8' 39.4" west
- GeoNames ID: 2644605
Also Known As
- Azerbaijani: Lervik
- Belarusian: Леруік
- Chinese: 勒威克
- French: Lerwick
- German: Lerwick
- Greek: Λέργουικ
- Hebrew: לרוויק
- Icelandic: Leirvík
- Irish: Liúrabhaig
- Japanese: ラーウィック
- Korean: 러윅
- Lithuanian: Lervikas
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Lāmwic
- Ossetian: Леруик
- Persian: لرویک
- Russian: Леруик
- Scottish Gaelic: Liùrabhaig
- Serbian: Лервик
- Spanish: Lerwick
- Ukrainian: Лервік
In the Area
Localities
- FreefieldSuburb
- GarthspoolSuburb
- HolmsgarthSuburb, 1 mile northwest
- SoundSuburb, 1 mile southwest
- HeoganHamlet, 1¼ miles north
- GrindiscolHamlet, 1¼ miles southeast
Landmarks
- Garrison TheatrePublic building
- Lerwick Power StationIndustrial park, 1¼ miles northwest
- Lerwick District Heating and Energy Recovery PlantIndustrial park, 1¼ miles northwest
- Bressay LighthouseBuilding, 2½ miles south
- NossIsland, 4 miles east
- Tingwall AirportAerodrome, 4½ miles northwest
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