| Scousburgh | |
|---|---|
 The beach at Scousburgh. In the distance the Ward of Scousburgh rises to 263m. | |
  Scousburgh Location within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU377178 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE2 |
| Dialling code | 01950 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Scousburgh is a small community in the parish of Dunrossness, in the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland, overlooking the picturesque Scousburgh Sand, and Spiggie Loch. From Scousburgh a road leads up the hill to the site of the former Mossy Hill army base. This road has a connection to Scousburgh Hill the site of the now redundant trans horizon transmission dishes. From there another road leads down to the A970 on the east side of the Hill.[1]
There is a broch (Iron Age fort) just North of Scousburgh, behind Rhu-allen[2], Bremire Crofthouse (traditional Shetland farm) South of Scousburgh[3] and eleven horizontal 19th century cereal water mills alongside the Burn of Scousburgh[4] that have been designated as scheduled monuments by Historic Environment Scotland.
References
[edit]- ^ "Scousburgh - Ward of Scousburgh and St. Ninian's Isle". Cycle Shetland. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Staff (10 May 2000). "Scousburgh, broch behind Rhu-.allen. Designation reference: SM2081". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ Staff (13 December 2019). "Bremire Crofthouse, Including Barns, Byre, Kiln, and Yard Wall. Designation reference: LB5415". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ Staff (9 August 2012). "Scousburgh, horizontal mills 240m NNW and 230m NNE of Spiggie Hotel. Designation reference: SM2655". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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