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Sumburgh Head Promontory Fort Image © thelonious Nearest Town: Lerwick (34km N) OS Ref (GB):     HU40770803 / Sheet: 4 Latitude: 59° 51' 20.7" N Longitude:     1° 16' 19.73" W Added by thelonious Images (4) Fieldnotes (2) Links (2) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Sumburgh Head Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Jarlshof (1.81km WNW) (34 posts) Tonga, Scatness (2.03km W) (5 posts) Ness of Burgi (2.09km W) (9 posts) Sumburgh Airport Cist (2.95km WNW) (1 post) Old Scatness (3.11km WNW) (11 posts) Brough Head (3.27km NNW) (7 posts) Clevigarth (4.87km N) (6 posts) Troswick (8.55km N) (1 post) Ward Of Scousburgh (10.94km NNW) (4 posts) St. Ninian's Chapel (13.44km NW) (7 posts) Burraland Broch (15.64km NNE) (7 posts) North Lochend (16.07km NNW) (4 posts) Mousa Broch (16.39km NNE) (27 posts) Longhill (16.41km NNW) (6 posts) Knowe of Wilga (18.64km N) (8 posts)

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17/04/2017 - OK the bad news first, on the megalithic side there is little to see. The good news is that there is now a pop up cafe at the top. Along with stones, coffee and cake plays a very important part in my life so this cafe came as a most welcome surprise. It must have one of the best views of any cafe I've been to. Having a coffee and sitting by the window looking out over Sumburgh to Jarlshof and Ness of Burgi far below - a fine place to while away some time. One minor bit of bad luck, this is the second time I've been to Sumburgh Head and the second time I didn't see any puffins in one of the best places for them! I don't think they like me. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thelonious 20th April 2017ce Edited 8th April 2019ce

23/09/2014 - A coastal path leads from Jarlshof to Sumburgh Head. Site of an Iron Age fort. Nice Stevenson Lighthouse sits on the possible site of a now long gone broch. Worth a visit just for the view. Comments (2)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thelonious 30th September 2014ce

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Canmore Site record for Sumburgh Head Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thelonious 9th July 2023ce

Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, Visitor Centre and Nature Reserve Archaeological history of Sumburgh Head. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thelonious 30th September 2014ce