Sumburgh Head
RSPB
nature reserve.Sumburgh Head is a
Old Norse language, Sumburgh Head was called Dunrøstar høfdi, it means "The Head onto the loud tide-race", referring to the noise of Sumburgh Roost. Robert Stevenson
was the engineer in charge of building the Sumburgh Head lighthouse. Work started on the building in 1819, and the light was first lit in 1821.
Local ecology
The area is now recognized as a nature reserve by the
dolphins
.
Nearby locations
Orkney Islands and Norway. Also close to the Sumburgh Head is the archaeological site of Jarlshof, at which a series of settlements existed dating back to the neolithic period. The tiny settlement of Grutness, which is the terminus of the Shetland Mainland to Fair Isle ferry
service, lies one mile (1.5 kilometres) north of Sumburgh Head.
References
- ^ Eerie silence falls on Shetland cliffs that once echoed to seabirds’ cries, the guardian.com, Robin McKie, 3 June 2018
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sumburgh Head.
- Map sources for Sumburgh Head
- Images from around Sumburgh
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