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The Best Attractions In Hoswick

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Hoswick Visitor Centre

Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement

Shetland Museum and Archives

Scalloway Castle

Sumburgh Head Lighthouse

Scalloway Museum

Clickimin Broch

Hoswick is a village in the south mainland of Shetland, on the West of the ancient parish of Sandwick. It is separated from the rest of Sandwick by the Hoswick burn and from Channerwick in the south by the hill on which the village is situated.
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The Best Attractions In Hoswick

1. Roundabout Shetland Hoswick
2. The Broch of Burraland Hoswick
3. Hoswick Visitor Centre Hoswick
Hoswick is a village in the south mainland of Shetland, on the West of the ancient parish of Sandwick. It is separated from the rest of Sandwick by the Hoswick burn and from Channerwick in the south by the hill on which the village is situated.
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4. Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Sumburgh
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Sumburgh Head at the southern tip of the Mainland of Shetland.
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5. Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement Sumburgh
Jarlshof is the best known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies near the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland and has been described as one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles. It contains remains dating from 2500 BC up to the 17th century AD. The Bronze Age settlers left evidence of several small oval houses with thick stone walls and various artefacts including a decorated bone object. The Iron Age ruins include several different types of structures, including a broch and a defensive wall around the site. The Pictish period provides various works of art including a painted pebble and a symbol stone. The Viking age ruins make up the largest such site visible anywhere in Britain and include a longhouse; excavations prov...
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6. Shetland Museum and Archives Lerwick
Lerwick is the main port of Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is centred 123 miles off the north coast of the Scottish mainland and on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland. Lerwick is 211 miles north-by-northeast of Aberdeen, 222 miles west of the similarly sheltered port of Bergen in Norway and 228 miles south east of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands.Lerwick, Shetland's only burgh, had a population of about 7000 residents in 2010. Lerwick is also the third largest island settlement in Scotland, and is the most northerly town in the United Kingdom and the most easterly town in Scotland. There are other large settlements more northerly in Shetland, most notably the village of Brae. One of the UK's coastal weather stations is in the settlement.
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7. Clickimin Broch Lerwick
8. Scalloway Castle Scalloway
Scalloway is the largest settlement on the North Atlantic coast of Mainland, the largest island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The village had a population of approximately 812, at the 2001 census. Until 1708 it was the capital of the Shetland Islands . Scalloway is the location of the North Atlantic Fisheries College , which offers courses and supports research programmes in fisheries sciences, aquaculture, marine engineering and coastal management. It is also home to the Centre for Nordic Studies. Nearby are the Scalloway Islands, which derive their name from the town. The village has a swimming pool and a school, Scalloway Junior High School, the secondary department of which was closed in July 2011 by the Shetland Islands Council.
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9. Scalloway Museum Scalloway
Scalloway is the largest settlement on the North Atlantic coast of Mainland, the largest island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The village had a population of approximately 812, at the 2001 census. Until 1708 it was the capital of the Shetland Islands . Scalloway is the location of the North Atlantic Fisheries College , which offers courses and supports research programmes in fisheries sciences, aquaculture, marine engineering and coastal management. It is also home to the Centre for Nordic Studies. Nearby are the Scalloway Islands, which derive their name from the town. The village has a swimming pool and a school, Scalloway Junior High School, the secondary department of which was closed in July 2011 by the Shetland Islands Council.
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Lerwick Tourist Attractions: 10 Top Places to Visit

Planning to visit Lerwick? Check out our Lerwick Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Lerwick.

Top Places to visit in Lerwick:
Shetland Museum and Archives, Croft House Museum, Clickimin Broch, Town Hall, Mareel, Mousa, Fort Charlotte, Shetland Library, Shetland Island Council Ferries, Bod of Gremista

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The Scalloway Museum

Expedition SHETLAND BUS visited the famous Scalloway Museum and met WILLIAM MOORE. See an interview with him in the EXPEDITION SHETLAND BUS DOCUMENTATION

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Hoswick Visitor Centre | Shetland

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