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Ness of Burgi fort

The Ness of Burgi fort is an iron-age promontory fort in the archaeological site on the , a narrow finger of land reaching south from the in the far south of the island of in Scotland.
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Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: hillfort in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Ness of Burgi”, “Ness of Burgi Fort”, and “Ness of Burgi promontory fort”
Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jarlshof and Horse Island.

Nature reserve
is the best-known prehistoric archaeological site in , . It lies in , , and has been described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the ." It contains remains dating from 2500 BC up to the 17th century AD.

Islet
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or Horse Holm, known locally as Da Holm, is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies about 2.3 km west of at the south tip of the .

Islet
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Lady's Holm is an island off southern Mainland in the Shetland Islands. It is not to be confused with the Maiden Stack, which is also known as "Frau Stack" It is to the west of Scat Ness and the village of , a headland on , and there is also another islet nearby, Little Holm. is about a mile northeast.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scatness and Sumburgh.

Village
Photo: Douglas Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the headland of Scat Ness at the southern tip of Mainland, , Scotland, across the from and close to , the Shetland Islands' main airport.

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is a village near the southern tip of Mainland in the , with a population in 2011 of about 100. Its main attraction is Jarlshof, continuously inhabited for 4000 years.

Village
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is the southernmost village on , , Scotland. It is part of and overlooks . is within the parish of Dunrossness. The name may come from the old Norse hópr or hóp meaning a small landlocked bay or lagoon. is situated 2 miles north of Ness of Burgi fort.

Ness of Burgi fort

Latitude
59.85895° or 59° 51′ 32″ north
Longitude
-1.309° or 1° 18′ 32″ west
Open location code
9CFWVM5R+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1031708658
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q1969900
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ness of Burgi fort” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ness of Burgi”
  • Danish: “Ness of Burgi fort”
  • Dutch: “Ness of Burgi”
  • German: “Ness of Burgi”
  • Swedish: “Ness of Burgi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jarlshof Broch and New Halland Laird’s House.

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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 “Ness of Burgi fort”. Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.