Veensgarth
Veensgarth | |
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![]() The village of Veensgarth, nestling under Herrislee hill. Seen looking north-east. | |
Location within Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HU427444 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Postcode district | ZE2 |
Dialling code | 01595 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Veensgarth (Old Norse: Vikingsgarðr, Viking farm, or Vingarðr, Meadow Farm), is a village in the Tingwall valley west of Lerwick on Mainland in Shetland, Scotland. It includes the Vallafield housing estate. Veensgarth is also within the parish of Tingwall,[1] and is situated at the junction of the A970 and the B9074.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Details of Veensgarth". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "B9074". Sabre. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
External links
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