Lanes
Lanes is a quarter in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Lanes is situated nearby to the quarter New Town, as well as near Sooth-End.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Charlotte and Lerwick Town Hall.
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.
Lerwick Town Hall
Town hall
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Lerwick Town Hall is a municipal building located on Hillhead in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. It is used as an events venue and registrar's office. The building, which was also the meeting place of Shetland Islands Council until 2022, is a Category A listed building.
Shetland Library
Library
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shetland Library is the public library service of Shetland, with its main branch based in Lerwick. Membership is open to both residents of and visitors to the islands.
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 Lanes.
Lanes
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “Lerwick Lanes”
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.15313° or 60° 9′ 11″ northLongitude
-1.14381° or 1° 8′ 38″ westOpen location code
9CGW5V34+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 12104548916OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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