Breiwick

For the stream of Whalsay, see Breiwick Burn.
Not to be confused with Braewick (disambiguation).
Breiwick

Houses at Breiwick
Breiwick
 Breiwick shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU453471
Civil parishTingwall
Council areaShetland
Lieutenancy areaShetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01595
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentShetland
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 60°12′25″N 1°10′55″W / 60.207°N 1.182°W / 60.207; -1.182

Breiwick is a village on the island of Mainland in Shetland, Scotland. Breiwick is in the parish of Tingwall,[1] and is 1.6 mi (2.5 km) north-east of Gott.[2] The remains of a broch are located above Corbie Geo at Hawks Ness, near to the settlement.[3][4] Wildlife in the area includes the knot.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Details of Breiwick". Scottish Places. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Overview of Breiwick". Scottish Places. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hawks Ness, Breiwick". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hawks Ness, broch at Corbie Geo". Ancient Monuments. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "January 2009 Bird Sightings". Nature in Shetland. Retrieved 16 December 2014.

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