Italian POW Memorial
Italian POW Memorial is a memorial in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Italian POW Memorial is situated nearby to the village Scatness, as well as near the islet Little Holm.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 3,100 feet north of Italian POW Memorial.
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.
Italian POW Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “1945. Erected by Italian POW for kindness shown to them by the people of Scatness while serving with the RAF Coastal Command. Cpl Carruthers Wm.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.87058° or 59° 52′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.30814° or 1° 18′ 29″ westOpen location code
9CFWVMCR+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 6593472335OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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