Pierhus
Pierhus is a house in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Pierhus is situated nearby to the museum Bressay Heritage Centre, as well as near the archaeological site Cruester burnt mound reconstruction.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shetland Museum and Fort Charlotte.
Shetland Museum
Museum
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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 Museum is situated 1 mile west of Pierhus.
Fort Charlotte
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Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face. Fort Charlotte is situated 1 mile west of Pierhus.
Lerwick Town Hall
Town hall
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Lerwick Town Hall is a municipal building located on Hillhead in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. It is used as an events venue and registrar's office. The building, which was also the meeting place of Shetland Islands Council until 2022, is a Category A listed building. Lerwick Town Hall is situated 1 mile west of Pierhus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lerwick and Gunnista.
Lerwick
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Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Sound
Quarter
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Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland. Sound is situated 2 miles southwest of Pierhus.
Pierhus
- Type: House
- Address: Shetland, ZE2 9EL
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.15763° or 60° 9′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.12096° or 1° 7′ 16″ westLevels
1Open location code
9CGW5V5H+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 151209406OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bressay Heritage Centre and Cruester burnt mound reconstruction.
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