Grutness

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Grutness
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Grutness from the Fair Isle ferry jetty
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Grutness
Location within Shetland
OS grid reference HU403099
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE3
Dialling code 01950
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
UK Parliament
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List of places
UK
Scotland
59°52′23″N1°16′44″W / 59.873°N 1.279°W / 59.873; -1.279

Grutness is a small settlement and headland at the southern tip of the main island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Dunrossness. [1] It is located close to Sumburgh Head and is the terminus of the ferry service between the Shetland Mainland and Fair Isle. It has a pebbly beach and seals, whales and orcas can be seen in the sea nearby. [2]

Contents

In Douglas Adams' and John Lloyd's spoof dictionary The Deeper Meaning of Liff wherein place names are given comical definitions, Grutness is defined as 'The resolve with which the queen sits through five days of Polynesian folk dancing'

References

  1. "Details of Parish of Dunrossness". Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. "Grutness Beach". UK Beach Guide. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.