George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum

The George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum is a local museum in , Scotland. George Waterston OBE, the former Scottish Director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, was a much-loved figure who had a massive and positive influence on .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum on Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Auld Skoll”, “George Waterston Memorial”, “George Waterston Memorial Centre”, “George Waterston Memorial Museum”, and “George Waterstone Memorial Centre and Museum”
  • Address: Shetland, ZE2 9JU

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fair Isle and South Lighthouse.

Photo: Dpaajones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the . It lies 24 miles south of Shetland Mainland, midway between Shetland and Orkney, and vies with Foula for the title of Britain's most remote inhabited island.

Lighthouse
Photo: Ron Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2,200 feet southwest of George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum.

Aerodrome
Photo: LHOON, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, is a regional located in , Shetland, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stonybreck.

Village
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum

Latitude
59.51755° or 59° 31′ 3″ north
Longitude
-1.64287° or 1° 38′ 34″ west
Open location code
9CFWG994+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 91760347
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q5546067
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Highlights include Fair Isle Methodist Chapel and Fair Isle Kirk.

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