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Scousburgh
Scousburgh in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Scousburgh 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
Scousburgh is a small community in the parish of Dunrossness, in the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland, overlooking the picturesque Scousburgh Sand, and Spiggie Loch. From Scousburgh a road leads up the hill to the site of the former Mossy Hill army base. This road has a connection to Scousburgh Hill the site of the now redundant trans horizon transmission dishes. From there another road leads down to the A970 on the east side of the Hill. There is a broch (Iron Age fort) just North of Scousburgh, behind Rhu-allen, Bremire Crofthouse (traditional Shetland farm) South of Scousburgh and eleven horizontal 19th century cereal water mills alongside the Burn of Scousburgh that have been designated as scheduled monuments by Historic Environment Scotland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 59.9444, -1.3244
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9JE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q7438300 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scousburgh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby

Scousburgh Broch
Archaeological sites · 0.1 km

Scousburgh Broch
Archaeological sites · 0.1 km

Bay of Scousburgh
Natural landmarks · 0.8 km

Brig 'Starke' Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 1.0 km

Beach of Spiggie
Beaches · 1.1 km

Ward of Scousburgh
Mountains & hills · 1.3 km

Ward of Scousburgh
Mountains & hills · 1.3 km

Loch of Spiggie
Lakes · 1.3 km

Lunabister Broch
Archaeological sites · 1.5 km

Lunabister Broch
Archaeological sites · 1.5 km

Lochs of Spiggie and Brow
Natural landmarks · 1.8 km

Broch View, Settlement
Archaeological sites · 1.8 km
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Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Scousburgh Broch
Scousburgh Broch — a archaeological in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
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Scousburgh Broch
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Natural landmarks · Scottish Islands
Bay of Scousburgh
Bay of Scousburgh — a natural feature in scotland islands.
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Brig 'Starke' Memorial
Brig 'Starke' Memorial — a memorial in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
Mountains & hills · Scottish Islands
Ward of Scousburgh
Ward of Scousburgh — mountain in scotland islands. Elevation: 263 m.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scousburgh?
- Scousburgh is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9JE).
- What is Scousburgh?
- Scousburgh in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Scousburgh?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE2 9JE.
- Is Scousburgh free to visit?
- Yes, Scousburgh is free to enter.
- How do I get to Scousburgh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9JE. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.