Bristol Beaufort L4514 Crash Site Memorial Bench
Bristol Beaufort L4514 Crash Site Memorial Bench is a memorial in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Bristol Beaufort L4514 Crash Site Memorial Bench is situated nearby to Practice nets, as well as near the golf course Shetland Golf Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lerwick Tingwall Airport and Tingwall Kirk.
Lerwick Tingwall Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tingwall Airport, also known as Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, is located in the Tingwall valley, near the village of Gott, 4 NM northwest of Lerwick in Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Lerwick Tingwall Airport is situated 2 miles north of Bristol Beaufort L4514 Crash Site Memorial Bench.
Tingwall Kirk
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tingwall Kirk is a church, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Bristol Beaufort L4514 Crash Site Memorial Bench.
Lerwick Power Station
Power station
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The main power supply for Shetland is provided by Lerwick Power Station, located in Gremista, 2 kilometres northwest of Lerwick town centre. This is the principal source of electrical energy for Shetland. Lerwick Power Station is situated 2 miles east of Bristol Beaufort L4514 Crash Site Memorial Bench.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sound and Burwick.
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 2½ miles southeast of Bristol Beaufort L4514 Crash Site Memorial Bench.
Burwick
Hamlet
Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands. Burwick is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bristol Beaufort L4514 Crash Site Memorial Bench.
Scalloway
Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.
Bristol Beaufort L4514 Crash Site Memorial Bench
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “DEDICATED TO THE COURAGE OF THE CREW OF/BEAUFORT L4514 OF 42 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE/WHICH CRASHED NEAR THIS SPOT ON 20TH MARCH 1942/Those who died were; [names]/The sole survivor was; [name]/This seat was gifted by/Tingwall, Whiteness & Weisdale/Commun”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.16615° or 60° 9′ 58″ northLongitude
-1.22738° or 1° 13′ 39″ westOpen location code
9CGW5Q8F+F2OpenStreetMap ID
node 13074623888OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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