Fort Charlotte

Fort Charlotte in the centre of , , 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fort in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Fort Charlotte, Shetland” and “Fort Charlotte,Lerwick”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garrison Theatre and Lerwick Town Hall.

Theater building
The is a 280-capacity venue in , , Scotland, with a sprung proscenium stage with fixed raked seating. The auditorium has 19 rows, named A to S, with 8, 12, 13, 15, or 16 seats in each row.

Town hall
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is a municipal building located on Hillhead in , , 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. is situated 410 feet southwest of Fort Charlotte.

Library
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the public library service of , with its main branch based in . Membership is open to both residents of and visitors to the islands. is situated 680 feet southwest of Fort Charlotte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lerwick and Sound.

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is the largest town and capital of the , with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.

Quarter
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Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the , with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.

Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Fort Charlotte.

Fort Charlotte

Latitude
60.15538° or 60° 9′ 19″ north
Longitude
-1.14511° or 1° 8′ 42″ west
Open location code
9CGW5V43+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 181491051
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q632232
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Slovenian—“Fort Charlotte” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Charlotte gotorlekua”
  • Dutch: “Fort Charlotte”
  • German: “Fort Charlotte”
  • Polish: “Fort Charlotte”
  • Scots: “Fort Charlotte, Shetland”
  • Slovenian: “Fort Charlotte”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Army Reserve Centre and Lerwick Fishery Office.

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