Pool of Virkie, Sumburgh

Name: Pool of Virkie
Address: Sumburgh, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Sumburgh

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The Pool of Virkie is a tidal lagoon in the parish of Dunrossness, south Mainland, Shetland. ()

Coordinates: 59°53'4"N, 1°17'40"W

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Sumburgh United Kingdom

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Nearby attractions include: Jarlshof, Old Scatness, Lady's Holm, Virkie.

1.1 miS
Ruins, Historical place, Museum
Jarlshof, Sumburgh
27 min walk • Jarlshof is the best known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies in Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland and has been described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles".
0.5 miSW
Historical place, Museum, Archaeological museum
Old Scatness, Sumburgh
14 min walk • Old Scatness is an archeological site on the Ness of Burgi, near the village of Scatness, parish of Dunrossness in the south end of Mainland, Shetland, near Sumburgh Airport and consists of medieval, Viking, Pictish, and Iron Age remains.
1.5 miSW
Island
Lady's Holm
39 min walk • Lady's Holm is an island off southern Mainland in the Shetland Islands. It is not to be confused with the Maiden Stack, which is also known as "Frau...
~1090 ftW
Neighbourhood
Virkie, Sumburgh
6 min walk • 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", or "da laich Ness".