Bressay Fishermen’s Memorial
Bressay Fishermen’s Memorial is a memorial in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Bressay Fishermen’s Memorial is situated nearby to the island Starling Rock, as well as near the quarter Sound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bressay and Shetland Museum.
Bressay
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The island of Bressay is in the Shetland Islands just east of Mainland, and is the most accessible island from Lerwick. It's a peaceful place of lochs and sea caves, arches and migrating birds that is great for hikes, panoramas, historical sites, and wildlife.
Shetland Museum
Museum
Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1½ miles northwest of Bressay Fishermen’s Memorial.
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 1¼ miles northwest of Bressay Fishermen’s Memorial.
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. Sound is situated 1½ miles west of Bressay Fishermen’s Memorial.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles north of Bressay Fishermen’s Memorial.
Bressay Fishermen’s Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.13935° or 60° 8′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.1224° or 1° 7′ 21″ westOpen location code
9CGW4VQH+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 13404161446OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lerwick New Cemetery and Starling Rock.
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