Castles · Scottish Islands
Cunningsburgh
In or near Hamnavoe.
Cunningsburgh in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cunningsburgh 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
Cunningsburgh, formerly also known as Coningsburgh (Old Norse: Konungsborgr meaning "King's castle"), is a new hamlet and ancient parish in the south of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. The hamlet is on the coast, nine miles (14 kilometres) south-southwest of Lerwick, about halfway between there and Sumburgh Head. The parish was merged with Dunrossness and Sandwick in 1891. It is on the A970 road. There is a primary school, a marina, a community shop, a public hall, a history centre, a touring park, and a United Free Church of Scotland kirk. Amongst the settlements in the parish are Aithsetter, Ocraquoy, and Gord. Cunningsburgh is included in the South Mainland Up Helly Aa fire festival (SMUHA). SMUHA was the first Up Helly Aa event to have elected a female Guizer Jarl, Lesley Simpson, in 2015.
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Background
History
There is a prehistoric steatite quarry site in Catpund, Cunningsburgh. A large sandstone block dated between the 10th and 11th centuries CE was found in a burial ground in Cunningsburgh. Old Norse runic inscriptions on the stone suggest it was erected as a memorial. At the age of 32 Christie was committed to Sunnyside Psychiatric Hospital, Montrose, and never returned to Shetland. His work has been posthumously exhibited in Montrose and Glasgow. There is a memorial to Christie outside the Cunningsburgh History Group's headquarters. The Cunningsburgh memorial was funded by History Scotland and made by one of Christie's living descendants. On 22 November 1944 a de Havilland Mosquito DZ642…
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- Coordinates
- 60.0539, -1.2417
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9HE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q2816653 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cunningsburgh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cunningsburgh?
- Cunningsburgh is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9HE).
- What is Cunningsburgh?
- Cunningsburgh in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cunningsburgh?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE2 9HE.
- Does Cunningsburgh charge admission?
- Cunningsburgh typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Cunningsburgh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9HE. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.