Scatness

Scatness
Old Scatness Broch
Scatness  Scatness shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU388100
Civil parish	Dunrossness
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE3
Dialling code	01950
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
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Coordinates: 59°52′26″N 1°18′22″W / 59.874°N 1.306°W

Scatness is a settlement on the headland of Scat Ness at the southern tip of the South Shetland Mainland, Scotland, across the West Voe of Sumburgh from Sumburgh Head and close to Sumburgh Airport, the Shetland Islands' main airport. Scatness is in the parish of Dunrossness.

Scatness includes the housing estates of Sanblister Place and Colonial Place. On the east side of Scat Ness are the beaches of Outer and Inner Tumble Wick, which were Haaf Stations during the days of the Haaf Fishing.

At the south easternmost point of Scatness, off the A970 road, lies the Ness of Burgi fort,^[1] an Iron Age blockhouse resembling a broch. The site is in the care of Historic Scotland.

References

1. "Ness of Burgi". Britain Express. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

Sources

• This article is based on http://shetlopedia.com/Scatness a GFDL wiki.

External links

• Undiscovered Scotland - Old Scatness Broch