Coastal Defence Gun

Coastal Defence Gun is in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Coastal Defence Gun is situated nearby to the cave The Giant’s Leg, as well as near Orkneyman’s Cave.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse.

Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Bressay Lighthouse is in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, 4 kilometres south-east of Lerwick. It is located on the island of Bressay at Kirkabister Ness overlooking Bressay Sound. Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northwest of Coastal Defence Gun.

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

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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 is situated 4½ miles northwest of Coastal Defence Gun.

Gulberwick

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gulberwick is a village on Mainland, 2.5 mi southwest of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, which contains approximately 200 houses. In recent years the number of houses in the area has increased due to its nearness to Shetland's capital and biggest town, Lerwick. Gulberwick is situated 5 miles west of Coastal Defence Gun.

Coastal Defence Gun

Type: Information
Category: tourism
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.10343° or 60° 6′ 12″ north

Longitude

-1.07267° or 1° 4′ 22″ west

Open location code

9CGW4W3G+9W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1815317539

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Giant’s Leg and Orkneyman’s Cave.

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