Sumburgh Telephone Exchange

Sumburgh Telephone Exchange is a building in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sumburgh Telephone Exchange is situated nearby to Dunrossness Parish Church, as well as near Dunrossness Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shetland Crofthouse Museum and Loch of Huesbreck.

Shetland Crofthouse Museum

Museum

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The current building at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Charles III & Camilla and Queen Sonja of Norway. Shetland Crofthouse Museum is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Sumburgh Telephone Exchange.

Loch of Huesbreck

Reservoir

Photo: Ken Craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch of Huesbreck is a reservoir.

Loch of Spiggie

Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Exnaboe and Toab.

Exnaboe

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Exnaboe, locally referred to as 'bö', is a settlement in the Virkie area of the parish of Dunrossness, South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, overlooking Sumburgh Airport, and the Pool of Virkie. Exnaboe is situated 2½ miles south of Sumburgh Telephone Exchange.

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. Toab is situated 2½ miles south of Sumburgh Telephone Exchange.

Sumburgh Telephone Exchange

Type: Building
Address: Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JG
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.92156° or 59° 55′ 18″ north

Longitude

-1.29855° or 1° 17′ 55″ west

Operator

Openreach

Open location code

9CFWWPC2+JH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1127360355

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dunrossness Parish Church and Dunrossness Post Office.

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