Sumburgh Head is located at the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland in northern Scotland. Mainland is the main Island of Shetland, Scotland. The island contains Shetland's only Burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The head is a 100 m high rocky spur capped by the Sumburgh Head lighthouse. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Old Norse name was Dunrøstar høfdi, it means "The Head onto the Thunderous Noise", referring to the noise of Sumburgh Roost. The cliffs are home to hundreds of seabirds and the area is an RSPB nature reserve.
Sumburgh Airport lies immediately to the north of the head, and is Shetland's main airport. Sumburgh Airport is the main Airport serving Shetland in Scotland. Flights from here connect to mainland Scotland, the Orkney Islands and Norway. Orkney (also known as the Orkney Islands or incorrectly the Orkneys) is an Archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles (16 km north Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
Close to the head is the archaeological site of Jarlshof, at which a series of settlements have existed dating back to the neolithic period. Jarlshof is the best known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos
The tiny settlement of Grutness, which is the terminus of the Shetland Mainland to Fair Isle ferry service, lies 2 km north of Sumburgh Head. Grutness is a small settlement and headland at the southern tip of the main island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Fair Isle (from Old Norse Frjóey Scottish Gaelic Eileann nan Geansaidh is an island off Scotland, lying around halfway See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand
Robert Stevenson was the engineer in charge of building the Sumburgh Head lighthouse. Work started on the building in 1819, and the light was first lit in 1821. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year
As well as birds, Sumburgh Head has become a popular viewing point for Whales and Dolphins.
External links
- Map sources for Sumburgh Head
- Undiscovered Scotland — Sumburgh Head
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