British Legion
British Legion is a community center in Shetland Islands, Scotland which is located on Commercial Road. British Legion is situated nearby to Shetland Museum, as well as near Hay’s Dock.- Type: Community center
- Also known as: “The Royal British Legion”
- Address: Commercial Road, Shetland, ZE1 0NL
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.
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 1,300 feet southeast of British Legion.
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 1,300 feet southeast of British Legion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lerwick and Sound.
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
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.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northeast of British Legion.
British Legion
- Category: building
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.15723° or 60° 9′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.15118° or 1° 9′ 4″ westOpen location code
9CGW5R4X+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 71005626OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centreOpenStreetMap feature
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