Old Scatness
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland
- Also known as: “Old Scatness Broch”
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".
Little Holm
Islet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Holm is a small island to the west of South Mainland in Shetland. It is near Scatness and Lady's Holm. A trawler was wrecked there in 1916.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scatness and Sumburgh.
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
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.
Toab
Village
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Toab is the southernmost village on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. It is part of Virkie and overlooks Sumburgh Airport. Toab is within the parish of Dunrossness. The name Toab may come from the old Norse hópr or hóp meaning a small landlocked bay or lagoon.
Old Scatness
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.87903° or 59° 52′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.30552° or 1° 18′ 20″ westOpen location code
9CFWVMHV+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 254649166OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1242460
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Polish—“Old Scatness” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “老斯卡內斯”
- Danish: “Old Scatness”
- Dutch: “Old Scatness”
- French: “Old Scatness”
- German: “Old Scatness”
- Italian: “Old Scatness”
- Japanese: “オールド・スキャットネス”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Old Scatness”
- Norwegian: “Old Scatness”
- Polish: “Old Scatness”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bruce Memorial Hall and Toab, broch N of The Knowe.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Old Scatness”. Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.