Place:


Cunningsburgh  Shetland

 

In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Cunningsburgh like this:

Conningsburgh, a hamlet and an ancient parish in the S of Shetland. The hamlet lies on the E coast of the mainland, 9 miles SSW of Lerwick, and has a Free church. The parish, extending across the mainland from Aiths Voe to Cliff Sound, is bounded N by Lerwick parish; it contains a ridge of eminences, running nearly parallel with the coast-lines, and called the Conningsburgh Hills; and it is now annexed quoad civilia to Dunrossness, and quoad sacra to Sandwick.

Cunningsburgh through time

Cunningsburgh is now part of Shetland Islands district. Click here for graphs and data of how Shetland Islands has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cunningsburgh itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cunningsburgh in Shetland Islands | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22054

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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