Dunrossness
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Levenwick
Levenwick is a very scenic small village about south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area....
, Bigton
Bigton
Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, UK.It lies on the Atlantic coast of the island overlooking St Ninian's Isle and within view is the island of Burra, further to the north. It is 18 miles by road from Lerwick, just off the B9122 and lies just north of the settlement of...
, Scousburgh
Scousburgh
Scousburgh is a small community in the South Mainland of Shetland, 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...
, Quendale, Virkie
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" , or "da laich Ness" ....
, Fair Isle
Fair Isle
Fair Isle is an island in northern Scotland, lying around halfway between mainland Shetland and the Orkney islands. It is famous for its bird observatory and a traditional style of knitting.-Geography:...
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Dunrossness is associated with a number of eminent people, such as Haldane Burgess
Haldane Burgess
James John Haldane Burgess is a figure in Shetland's cultural history, being a poet, novelist, violinist, and linguist, as well as a socialist. His published works include Rasmie's Büddie, Some Shetland Folk, Tang, The Treasure of Don Andreas, Rasmie's Kit, Rasmie's Smaa Murr, and The Viking...
, George Stewart
George Stewart
George Stewart may refer to:*George E. Stewart, Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient*George F. Stewart , American food scientist*George Francis Stewart , Irish land agent...
, H.J.C. Grierson, Jenny Gilbertson, Elizabeth Balneaves
Elizabeth Balneaves
Elizabeth Balneaves was a Scottish author, painter and filmmaker.She was born in Aberdeen, the only child of Annie and Alexander Balneaves. She graduated from Aberdeen Art College and married the psychiatrist Dr James McLauchlan Johnston of Shetland extraction in 1934...
as well as that symbol of providence Betty Mouat.
Sources
- This article is based on http://shetlopedia.com/Dunrossness a GFDL wiki.