Lighthouses · Scottish Islands
Sumburgh Head
Sumburgh Head in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Sumburgh Head is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Sumburgh Head is a headland located at the southern tip of the main island of the Shetland Archipelago, in northern Scotland. The head consists of a 100 m high rocky spur and topped by the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse. In the Old Norse language, Sumburgh Head was called Dunrøstar høfdi, it means "The Head onto the loud tide-race", referring to the noise of Sumburgh Roost. 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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 59.8543, -1.2753
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE3 9JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q4581063 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sumburgh Head (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sumburgh Head?
- Sumburgh Head is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE3 9JN).
- Is Sumburgh Head free to visit?
- Yes, Sumburgh Head is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sumburgh Head?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE3 9JN. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.