Farms (open to visitors) · Scottish Islands
Veensgarth
In or near Lerwick.
Veensgarth in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Nicholas Mutton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Family-friendly
About
Veensgarth 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
Veensgarth (Old Norse: Vikingsgarðr, Viking farm, or Vingarðr, Meadow Farm), is a village in the Tingwall valley west of Lerwick on Mainland in Shetland, Scotland. It includes the Vallafield housing estate. Veensgarth is also within the parish of Tingwall, and is situated at the junction of the A970 and the B9074.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 60.1833, -1.2294
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9SD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q9368332 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Veensgarth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Places to eat & drink
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Veensgarth?
- Veensgarth is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9SD).
- What is Veensgarth?
- Veensgarth in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Veensgarth?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE2 9SD.
- How do I get to Veensgarth?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9SD. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.