Burwick
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.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement in Shetland Islands, Scotland
- Also known as: “Burwick, Shetland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scalloway Castle and Langa.
Scalloway Castle
Castle
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Scalloway, on the Shetland Mainland, the largest island in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The tower was built in 1600 by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, during his brief period as de facto ruler of Shetland.
Langa
Islet
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Langa is the collective name for two uninhabited islands off Hildasay, in Shetland, Scotland. The islands are connected by a tombolo and are separated at high tide. It is not to be confused with the numerous islands called "Linga" in Shetland.
Hildasay
Island
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Hildasay, also known as Hildisay, is an uninhabited island off the west coast of the Shetland Mainland. Hildasay is situated 2½ miles west of Burwick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scalloway and Gulberwick.
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.
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 3 miles southeast of Burwick.
Quarff
Village
Photo: Shimgray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quarff is a small village on Mainland in the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is located on the main A970 road, 5 miles south of Shetland's only town, Lerwick. Quarff is situated 4 miles southeast of Burwick.
Burwick
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.15017° or 60° 9′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.29249° or 1° 17′ 33″ westOpen location code
9CGW5P25+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 1837999352OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q5001053
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In Other Languages
“Burwick” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “バーウィック”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch of Burwick and The Skerry.
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