Virkie

Pool of Virkie

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. ^{[1] [2]}

Attractions

• Jarlshof
• Old Scatness
• Pool of Virkie
• Sumburgh Airport
• Sumburgh Head

See also

• Virkie Marina
• Ness Boating Club

References

1. "Old Scatness, Virkie – Monuments & Ruins". Visit Scotland. 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
2. Rowe, Mark (14 May 2000). "Rival to Stonehenge found on Shetland". The Independent. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

External links

• Link to Sumburgh Airport Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
• Sumburgh Hotel Archived 20 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine

Sources

• This article is based on http://shetlopedia.com/Virkie a GFDL wiki.

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