Bigton Telephone Exchange
Bigton Telephone Exchange is a building in Shetland Islands, Scotland which is located on Levenwick. Bigton Telephone Exchange is situated nearby to the peak Sneu of Ellister, as well as near The Runn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Levenwick Broch and Loch of Vatsetter.
Levenwick Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levenwick Broch is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Bigton Telephone Exchange.
Loch of Vatsetter
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Vatsetter is situated 1½ miles west of Bigton Telephone Exchange.
St Ninian’s Chapel
Ruins
Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Ninian’s Chapel is a ruins, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bigton Telephone Exchange.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Levenwick and Hoswick.
Levenwick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area.
Hoswick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoswick is a settlement in Sandwick in the south mainland of Shetland, Scotland, on the eastern part of the Dunrossness civil parish. It is separated from the rest of Sandwick by the Hoswick Burn and from Channerwick in the south by the hill on which the settlement is situated.
Bigton
Village
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Bigton is within the civil parish of Dunrossness. The Stewarts owned Bigton from 1634. Bigton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bigton Telephone Exchange.
Bigton Telephone Exchange
- Type: Building
- Address: Levenwick, Shetland, ZE2 9HY
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.98658° or 59° 59′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.28349° or 1° 17′ 1″ westOperator
OpenreachOpen location code
9CFWXPP8+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1127361165OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sneu of Ellister and The Runn.
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