Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Virkie
Virkie in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Virkie 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
Virkie is the most southerly district of Shetland, other than Fair Isle and is best defined as the area south of the Ward Hill in Dunrossness, also locally referred to as "below da hill" (below the hill), or "da laich Ness" (the low headland). Virkie encompasses the following settlements; Exnaboe, Toab, Scatness, and Sumburgh. Virkie is the only place which uses a ZE3 postcode. There is an Iron Age Broch and Village which was discovered in 1975 in old Scatness, part of Virkie.
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- Coordinates
- 59.8833, -1.3000
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE3 9JL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
Other places nearby
Pool of Virkie
Mountains & hills · 0.3 km
Bruce Memorial Hall
Memorials & monuments · 0.4 km
Sumburgh Airport
Islands · 0.4 km
Broch of Toab
Archaeological sites · 0.6 km
Broch of Toab
Archaeological sites · 0.6 km
Old Scatness
Hill forts · 0.6 km
Old Scatness Broch
Archaeological sites · 0.6 km
Virkie
Villages · 0.6 km
Betty Mouat's Camping Böd
Hostels · 0.6 km
RAF Sumburgh
Islands · 0.7 km
Dan-Air Flight 0034
Other places · 0.9 km
Exnaboe
Other places · 0.9 km
Nearby
📷 3Mountains & hills · Scottish Islands
Pool of Virkie
Pool of Virkie — inlet on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · Scottish Islands
Bruce Memorial Hall
Bruce Memorial Hall — a memorial in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
📷 4Islands · Scottish Islands
Sumburgh Airport
Sumburgh Airport in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Broch of Toab
Broch of Toab — a archaeological in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
📷 5Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Broch of Toab
Broch of Toab — archaeological in scotland islands.
📷 5Hill forts · Scottish Islands
Old Scatness
Old Scatness — archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland.
Where to eat & stay near Virkie
Places to stay
📷 5Hostels · Scottish Islands
Betty Mouat's Camping Böd
Betty Mouat's Camping Böd — a hostel in scotland islands.
📷 5Campsites · Scottish Islands
Levenwick Campsite
Levenwick Campsite — a campsite in scotland islands.
📷 5Caravan parks · Scottish Islands
Cunningsburgh Touring Park
Cunningsburgh Touring Park — a caravan park in scotland islands.
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Dun Fiadhairt
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Glen Mor
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Loch na Berie
Loch na Berie — archaeological site in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Virkie?
- Virkie is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE3 9JL).
- What is Virkie?
- Virkie in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Virkie?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE3 9JL.
- Is Virkie free to visit?
- Yes, Virkie is free to enter.
- How do I get to Virkie?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE3 9JL. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.