Virkie is the most southerly district of Shetland, other than Fair Isle and is best defined as the area south of the Ward Hill in Dunrossness, also locally referred to as "below da hill" (below the hill), or "da laich Ness" (the low headland).
Virkie encompasses the following settlements; Exnaboe, Toab, Scatness, and Sumburgh.
Virkie is the only place which uses a ZE3 postcode.
There is an Iron Age Broch and Village which was discovered in 1975 in old Scatness, part of Virkie.[1][2]
Virkie is the most southerly district of Shetland, other than Fair Isle and is best defined as the area south of the Ward Hill in Dunrossness, also locally...
The Pool of Virkie is a tidal lagoon in the parish of Dunrossness, south Mainland, Shetland. The Pool of Virkie, during the late 15th and early 16th centuries...
settlement in the Virkie area of the parish of Dunrossness, South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, overlooking Sumburgh Airport, and the Pool of Virkie. This article...
his era, still exist. Very few are still in regular use, although in the Virkie Marina there are 2 which are used for pleasure fishing. In recent years...
Uradale Urafirth Ure Uyeasound Vaivoe Valsgarth Vatsetter Veensgarth Vidlin Virkie Voe, village at head of Olna Firth Voe, settlement on Northmavine peninsula...
North Sandwick Norwick Norwick Meadows Noss Otterswick Papa Stour Pool of Virkie Punds to Wick of Hagdale Quendale Qui Ness to Pund Stacks Quoys of Garth...
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