Levenwick

Human settlement in Scotland
  • Dunrossness
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  • Shetland
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59°58′34″N 1°16′08″W / 59.976°N 1.269°W / 59.976; -1.269

Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles (27 km) south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness[1] and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area.It contains a local hall that you can hire and a campsite.[2] As well as a small Sandy beach that has otters at it[3]

It was where musician Ian Bairnson grew up.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Details of Levenwick". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Levenwick Campsite and Community Hall". Levenwick Campsite and Community Hall. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Shetland Isles". Levenwick Campsite and Community Hall. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  • This article is based on http://shetlopedia.com/Levenwick a GFDL wiki.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Levenwick.
  • Canmore - Levenwick Broch site record


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