Scousburgh

Scousburgh
The beach at Scousburgh. In the distance the Ward of Scousburgh rises to 263m.
Scousburgh Location within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU377178
Civil parish	Dunrossness
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01950
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
List of places UK Scotland 59°56′38″N1°19′26″W / 59.944°N 1.324°W / 59.944; -1.324

Scousburgh is a small community in the parish of Dunrossness, in the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland, overlooking the picturesque Scousburgh Sand, and Spiggie Loch. From Scousburgh a road leads up the hill to the site of the former Mossy Hill army base. This road has a connection to Scousburgh Hill the site of the now redundant trans horizon transmission dishes. From there another road leads down to the A970 on the east side of the Hill. ^[1]

There is a broch (Iron Age fort) just North of Scousburgh, behind Rhu-allen ^[2] , Bremire Crofthouse (traditional Shetland farm) South of Scousburgh ^[3] and eleven horizontal 19th century cereal water mills alongside the Burn of Scousburgh ^[4] that have been designated as scheduled monuments by Historic Environment Scotland.

References

1. "Scousburgh - Ward of Scousburgh and St. Ninian's Isle". Cycle Shetland. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
2. Staff (10 May 2000). "Scousburgh, broch behind Rhu-.allen. Designation reference: SM2081". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
3. Staff (13 December 2019). "Bremire Crofthouse, Including Barns, Byre, Kiln, and Yard Wall. Designation reference: LB5415". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
4. Staff (9 August 2012). "Scousburgh, horizontal mills 240m NNW and 230m NNE of Spiggie Hotel. Designation reference: SM2655". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2025.

External links

• Scottish Places - Scousburgh