Sumburgh Airport Memorial
Sumburgh Airport Memorial is a memorial in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sumburgh Airport Memorial is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint End section 7, as well as near the archaeological site Brough Head, broch and settlement 295m SE of Skitpow, Eastshore.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sumburgh Airport and Jarlshof.
Sumburgh Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sumburgh Airport is the main airport serving the island of Shetland, Scotland. It is located on the southern tip of the mainland, in the parish of Dunrossness, 17 NM south of Lerwick.
Jarlshof
Nature reserve
Jarlshof is the best-known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies in Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland and has been described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles".
Old Scatness
Archaeological site
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Scatness is an archeological site on Scat Ness, near the village of Scatness, in the parish of Dunrossness in the south end of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, near Sumburgh Airport. Old Scatness is situated 4,200 feet west of Sumburgh Airport Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sumburgh and Exnaboe.
Sumburgh
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sumburgh is a village near the southern tip of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, with a population in 2011 of about 100. Its main attraction is Jarlshof, continuously inhabited for 4000 years.
Exnaboe
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Exnaboe, locally referred to as 'bö', is a settlement in the Virkie area of the parish of Dunrossness, South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, overlooking Sumburgh Airport, and the Pool of Virkie.
Scatness
Village
Photo: Douglas Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scatness is a settlement on the headland of Scat Ness at the southern tip of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, across the West Voe of Sumburgh from Sumburgh Head and close to Sumburgh Airport, the Shetland Islands' main airport.
Sumburgh Airport Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.8787° or 59° 52′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.28274° or 1° 16′ 58″ westOpen location code
9CFWVPH8+FWOpenStreetMap ID
node 13404474889OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include End section 7 and Brough Head, broch and settlement 295m SE of Skitpow, Eastshore.
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