Sumburgh

Sumburgh
Sumburgh Hotel
Coordinates	59 ° 52 ′  N , 1 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 59 ° 52 ′  N , 1 ° 17 ′  W
Sumburgh
administration
Post town	SHETLAND
ZIP code section	ZE3
prefix	01950
Part of the country	Scotland
Council area	Shetland Islands
Civil Parish	Dunrossness
British Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland

Sumburgh is a place on the Shetland island of Mainland with about 100 inhabitants and belongs to the Civil parish Dunrossness. It is on the southern end of the island at Sumburgh Head. The Sumburgh Airport is located just outside the village. The Jarlshof is west of Sumburgh, next to the Sumburgh Hotel.

Attractions

• the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse stands on the Sumburgh Head
• the Jarlshof and the Broch of Clumlie are well known prehistoric archaeological sites.

gallery

• 

  Sumburgh Farm & Hotel

• 

  Sumburgh overlooks the airport

• 

  View over Sumburgh

Web links

Commons : Sumburgh  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Undiscovered Scotland - Sumburgh

proof

1. ^ Details from Sumburgh , accessed July 26, 2017.