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Bressay Heritage Centre
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Fair Isle Bird Observatory and Guest House
Fort Charlotte
George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum
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Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement
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Scalloway Museum
Shetland Museum and Archives
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The archipelago of the Shetland Islands, also simply known as Shetland, is a group of islands in the Northern Atlantic and northernmost part of the British Isles. The subarctic Scottish isles archipelago is made up of over 100 islands, with only 15 of them inhabited, and boast stark, spectacularly beautiful, rugged, wild, and untouched terrain. The capital of Lerwick is situated on the largest island known as Mainland and the other inhabited islands are reached by regular ferries that run daily. Shetland is renowned for its ancient history, windswept moors, and warm and welcoming locals who are proud of their isolated land.
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