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).

Pool of Virkie

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

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.

Sources

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