The South Mainland of the
Shetland Islands is the southern
peninsula of
Mainland
Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or dem ...
island.
It lies south of
Hellister (60° 14′N). The greater southern part of the peninsula belongs to the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
Dunrossness
Dunrossness, (Old Norse: ''Dynrastarnes'' meaning "headland of the loud tide-race", referring to the noise of Sumburgh Roost) is the southernmost parish of Shetland, Scotland. Historically the name Dunrossness has usually referred to the area o ...
. The rest belongs to the parishes of
Lerwick and
Tingwall (small part of the latter).
St Ninian's Isle is a
tidal island off its west coast.
Geography
Points of interest include:
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Lerwick
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Scalloway
Scalloway ( non, Skálavágr, "bay with the large house(s)") is the largest settlement on the west coast of the Mainland, the largest island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The village had a population of roughly 900, at the 2011 census. N ...
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Veensgarth
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Gulberwick
Gulberwick is a village on Mainland, southwest of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, which contains approximately 200 houses. In recent years the number of houses in the area has increased due to its nearness to Shetland's capital and biggest town, Le ...
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Quarff
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Cunningsburgh
Cunningsburgh, formerly also known as Coningsburgh ( non, Konungsborgr meaning "King's castle"), is a hamlet and ancient parish in the south of Mainland, Shetland, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. The hamlet is on the coast, nine miles south south w ...
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Sandwick
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Hoswick
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Bigton
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Scousburgh
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Fitful Head
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Sumburgh Head
References
Geography of Shetland
Mainland, Shetland
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