Shetland Textile Museum
Shetland Textile Museum is a museum in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Shetland Textile Museum is situated nearby to the power station Lerwick District Heating and Energy Recovery Plant, as well as near the university UHI Shetland - Lerwick Campus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Email: shetlandtextilemuseum@gmail.com
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Shetland Textile Working Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lerwick Power Station and Shetland Museum.
Lerwick Power Station
Power station
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The main power supply for Shetland is provided by Lerwick Power Station, located in Gremista, 2 kilometres northwest of Lerwick town centre. This is the principal source of electrical energy for Shetland. Lerwick Power Station is situated 1,200 feet south of Shetland Textile Museum.
Shetland Museum
Museum
Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The new Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay. Shetland Museum is situated 1 mile southeast of Shetland Textile Museum.
Fort Charlotte
Photo: Lrs1572, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
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 1¼ miles southeast of Shetland Textile Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lerwick and Sound.
Lerwick
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1½ miles south of Shetland Textile Museum.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles east of Shetland Textile Museum.
Shetland Textile Museum
- Categories: independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.16996° or 60° 10′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.1648° or 1° 9′ 53″ westOpen location code
9CGW5R9P+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 164015443OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q113370128
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lerwick District Heating and Energy Recovery Plant and UHI Shetland - Lerwick Campus.
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