Pool of Virkie
The Pool of Virkie is a tidal lagoon in the parish of Dunrossness, south Mainland, Shetland.Photo: Andy Mackay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sumburgh Airport and Jarlshof.
Sumburgh Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sumburgh Airport is the main airport serving the island of Shetland, Scotland. It is located on the southern tip of the mainland, in the parish of Dunrossness, 17 NM south of Lerwick.
Jarlshof
Nature reserve
Jarlshof is the best-known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies in Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland and has been described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles".
Old Scatness
Archaeological site
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Scatness is an archeological site on Scat Ness, near the village of Scatness, in the parish of Dunrossness in the south end of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, near Sumburgh Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sumburgh and Toab.
Sumburgh
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sumburgh is a village near the southern tip of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, with a population in 2011 of about 100. Its main attraction is Jarlshof, continuously inhabited for 4000 years.
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.
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.
Pool of Virkie
- Type: Bay
- Description: inlet on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: lagoon and body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.8845° or 59° 53′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.2926° or 1° 17′ 34″ westOpen location code
9CFWVPM4+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 704982805OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayWikidata ID
Q7228595
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Pool of Virkie” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pool of Virkie”
- Spanish: “Pool of virkie”
- Spanish: “Pool of Virkie”
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