Lunna Ness
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Lunna Ness is a peninsula in the north east of Mainland, Shetland, in the parish of Lunnasting near Vidlin
. The island of Lunna Holm
is nearby. The Shetland Bus
operation during WWII used this area as a base.
The Stanes of Stofast is a 2,000 tonne glacial erratic
that came to rest on a prominent hilltop.
The Lunnasting stone
is a monolith bearing an ogham
inscription discovered in the area and donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in 1876. It was found by Rev. J.C. Roger in a cottage, who stated that the stone had been unearthed from a "moss" (i.e. a peat
bog) in April 1876, having been originally discovered five feet (1.5 m) below the surface.
Lunna Ness is a Site of Special Scientific Interest based on the abundance of the otter
population.
Lunna House
is a 17th-century laird's house, noted for having "the best historic designed landscape
in Shetland". In the 20th century it was used as a base of the wartime Shetland Bus
operation.
Vidlin
Vidlin , is a small village located in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.It is at the head of Vidlin Voe, is the modern heart of the old parish of Lunnasting, which centred on the early church at Lunna on Lunna Ness....
. The island of Lunna Holm
Lunna Holm
Lunna Holm is a small island near Lunna Ness , in the Shetland Islands. It is at its highest point.The island also has a lighthouse.-References:*...
is nearby. The Shetland Bus
Shetland bus
The Shetland Bus was the nickname of a clandestine special operations group that made a permanent link between Shetland, Scotland, and German-occupied Norway from 1941 until the German occupation ended on 8 May 1945. From mid-1942 the official name of the group was "Norwegian Naval Independent Unit"...
operation during WWII used this area as a base.
The Stanes of Stofast is a 2,000 tonne glacial erratic
Glacial erratic
A glacial erratic is a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests. "Erratics" take their name from the Latin word errare, and are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres...
that came to rest on a prominent hilltop.
The Lunnasting stone
Lunnasting stone
The Lunnasting stone is a stone bearing an ogham inscription, found at Lunnasting, Shetland and donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in 1876.-Discovery:...
is a monolith bearing an ogham
Ogham
Ogham is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the Old Irish language, and occasionally the Brythonic language. Ogham is sometimes called the "Celtic Tree Alphabet", based on a High Medieval Bríatharogam tradition ascribing names of trees to the individual letters.There are roughly...
inscription discovered in the area and donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in 1876. It was found by Rev. J.C. Roger in a cottage, who stated that the stone had been unearthed from a "moss" (i.e. a peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
bog) in April 1876, having been originally discovered five feet (1.5 m) below the surface.
Lunna Ness is a Site of Special Scientific Interest based on the abundance of the otter
European Otter
The European Otter , also known as the Eurasian otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter and Old World otter, is a European and Asian member of the Lutrinae or otter subfamily, and is typical of freshwater otters....
population.
Lunna House
Lunna House
Lunna House is a 17th-century laird's house on Lunna Ness in the Shetland Islands. Lunna House is noted for having "the best historic designed landscape in Shetland"...
is a 17th-century laird's house, noted for having "the best historic designed landscape
Designed landscape
A designed landscape is an area of land which has been modified by people for primarily aesthetic effect. The term is used by historians to denote various types of site, such as gardens, parks, cemeteries, and estates. Such sites are often protected for their historic or artistic value...
in Shetland". In the 20th century it was used as a base of the wartime Shetland Bus
Shetland bus
The Shetland Bus was the nickname of a clandestine special operations group that made a permanent link between Shetland, Scotland, and German-occupied Norway from 1941 until the German occupation ended on 8 May 1945. From mid-1942 the official name of the group was "Norwegian Naval Independent Unit"...
operation.