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Virkie in the region of Scotland is a town located in United Kingdom - some 580 mi or ( 934 km ) North of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Virkie is now 07:34 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Stirling, Sandwick, Lerwick, Kirkwall, and Inverness. When in this area, you might want to check out Stirling . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Virkie ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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). Virkie encompasses the following settlements; Exnaboe, Toab, Scatness, and Sumburgh.
Located at 59.88 -1.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Old Scatness
Old Scatness is an archeological site in the South Mainland of Shetland, near Sumburgh Airport consisting of mediaeval, Viking, Pictish, and Bronze Age remains. It has been a settlement for thousands of years, each new generation adding buildings, and leveling off old ones. A broch was discovered in 1975 and has been dated to 400 – 200BC. The site was first unearthed during construction work for airport improvements in the late 70's.
Located at 59.88 -1.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Toab, Shetland
Toab is the most southerly village on Mainland, Shetland. It is part of Virkie and overlooks Sumburgh Airport.
Located at 59.89 -1.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
RAF Sumburgh
RAF Sumburgh was located on the southern tip of the mainland island of the Shetland Islands, and was home to half of No. 404 Squadron RCAF,. At the outbreak of World War II the airstrip at the Sumburgh Links was taken over by the Air Ministry. By 1941 there were 3 operational runways at Sumburgh Aerodrome from which a variety of RAF aircraft operated. The Opening of Sumburgh Airport Sumburgh Links was surveyed and the grass strips laid out by Capt. E.E.
Located at 59.88 -1.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Exnaboe
Exnaboe, locally referred to as 'bö', is a settlement in the Virkie area of the South Mainland, Shetland, overlooking Sumburgh Airport, and the Pool of Virkie. 30px This Shetland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte
Located at 59.89 -1.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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