Levenwick

Levenwick
Levenwick
	Levenwick
	Levenwick Location within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU407213
Civil parish	Dunrossness;
Council area	Shetland;
Lieutenancy area	Shetland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01950
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland;
Scottish Parliament	Shetland;
	List of places UK Scotland 59°58′34″N 1°16′08″W / 59.976°N 1.269°W

Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles (27 km) south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness^[1] and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area.It contains a local hall that you can hire and a campsite.^[2] As well as a small Sandy beach that has otters at it^[3]

It was where musician Ian Bairnson grew up.

Notable people

Ian Bairnson

References

^ "Details of Levenwick". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ "Levenwick Campsite and Community Hall". Levenwick Campsite and Community Hall. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "Shetland Isles". Levenwick Campsite and Community Hall. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

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

External links

Canmore - Levenwick Broch site record

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[1] "Details of Levenwick". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[2] "Levenwick Campsite and Community Hall". Levenwick Campsite and Community Hall. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

[3] "Shetland Isles". Levenwick Campsite and Community Hall. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

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