List of Category A listed buildings in Shetland

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This is a list of Category A listed buildings in Shetland, Scotland.

In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest".[1] Category A structures are those considered to be "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type."[2] Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947, and the current legislative basis for listing is the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.[3] The authority for listing rests with Historic Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government, which inherited this role from the Scottish Development Department in 1991. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. Listed building consent must be obtained from local authorities prior to any alteration to such a structure.[3] There are approximately 47,400 listed buildings in Scotland, of which around 8% (some 3,800) are Category A.[4]

The council area of Shetland comprises an archipelago of around 100 islands, including 15 inhabited islands with a total population of around 20,000. There are 13 Category A listed buildings on the islands, representing a range of building dates and types. Two lighthouses merit Category A listing: Sumburgh Head Lighthouse is described as "one of Scotland's finest surviving pieces of early 19th century architecture";[5] while the Muckle Flugga Lighthouse is Britain's most northerly building. Other functional buildings include the grain mill at Quendale, and the waterfront warehouses at The Lodberrie in Lerwick, said to be "the most photographed building in Shetland."[6] There are two castles and a number of haas, or laird's houses, of the 17th and 18th centuries. The 17th-century Fort Charlotte was burnt by the Dutch in 1673, and was rebuilt during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), though it saw no action in that conflict.[7]

Listed buildings

Name Location Date Listed Grid Ref. [note 1] Geo-coordinates Notes HB Number [note 2] Image
Quendale Mill Quendale, Mainland 18/10/1977 HU3710513221 59°54′09″N 1°20′19″W / 59.902402°N 1.338525°W / 59.902402; -1.338525 (Quendale Mill) 19th-century grain mill, including dam, steading, walls, and bridge 5417

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Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Sumburgh Head, Mainland 18/10/1977 HU4072307872 59°51′15″N 1°16′30″W / 59.854036°N 1.274904°W / 59.854036; -1.274904 (Sumburgh Head Lighthouse) 19th-century lighthouse, designed by Robert Stevenson, including ancillary buildings 5442

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Gardie House Bressay 13/8/1971 HU4877242061 60°09′36″N 1°07′23″W / 60.160114°N 1.123166°W / 60.160114; -1.123166 (Gardie House) 18th-century country house with later additions 5880

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Belmont House Belmont, Unst 13/8/1971 HP5650601022 60°41′18″N 0°58′02″W / 60.688411°N 0.967213°W / 60.688411; -0.967213 (Belmont House) 18th-century Georgian house, including farm cottage and steading 17474

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Muness Castle Muness, Unst 13/8/1971 HP6295501164 60°41′19″N 0°50′57″W / 60.688724°N 0.849113°W / 60.688724; -0.849113 (Muness Castle) Late 19th-century Z-plan fortified house 17476

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North Unst Lighthouse Muckle Flugga, north of Unst 13/8/1971 HP6066619679 60°51′19″N 0°53′07″W / 60.855273°N 0.885262°W / 60.855273; -0.885262 (North Unst Lighthouse) 19th-century lighthouse, designed by David and Thomas Stevenson 17479

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Old Haa Of Scalloway New Street, Scalloway 8/11/1974 HU4037839369 60°08′13″N 1°16′30″W / 60.136859°N 1.274902°W / 60.136859; -1.274902 (Old Haa Of Scalloway) 18th-century laird's house 18558
Scalloway Castle Castle Street, Scalloway 13/8/1971 HU4043039231 60°08′08″N 1°16′26″W / 60.135615°N 1.273993°W / 60.135615; -1.273993 (Scalloway Castle) Ruined tower house of circa 1600 18559

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North Haa (West Sandwick House) West Sandwick, Yell 13/8/1971 HU4455787973 60°34′22″N 1°11′20″W / 60.572774°N 1.188917°W / 60.572774; -1.188917 (North Haa (West Sandwick House)) 17th-century laird's house with later alterations 18648
Haa of Sand Sand, Mainland 13/8/1971 HU3443547118 60°12′25″N 1°22′50″W / 60.206973°N 1.380575°W / 60.206973; -1.380575 (Haa of Sand) 18th-century classical laird's house 18693
The Lodberrie 20 Commercial Street, Lerwick 8/12/1971 HU4789441244 60°09′10″N 1°08′21″W / 60.152883°N 1.139173°W / 60.152883; -1.139173 (The Lodberrie) Later 18th-century house and stores on sea wall 37242
Fort Charlotte Commercial Road And Harbour Street, Lerwick 8/12/1971 HU4755241516 60°09′19″N 1°08′43″W / 60.155365°N 1.145268°W / 60.155365; -1.145268 (Fort Charlotte) 17th-century fort, rebuilt in 1781 37255

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Brough Lodge Fetlar 30/3/1998 HU5789992522 60°36′43″N 0°56′39″W / 60.611911°N 0.944211°W / 60.611911; -0.944211 (Brough Lodge) 19th-century picturesque Gothic Revival lodge house 45269

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Notes

  1. ↑ Sometimes known as OSGB36, the grid reference (where provided) is based on the British national grid reference system used by the Ordnance Survey.
    • "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
    • "Get-a-map". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  2. ↑ The "HB Number" is a unique number assigned to each listed building by Historic Scotland.

References

  1. ↑ Guide to the Protection of Scotland’s Listed Buildings (PDF). Historic Scotland. 2009. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-84917-013-0. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  2. ↑ "What is Listing?". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  3. 1 2 Scottish Historic Environment Policy (PDF). Historic Scotland. October 2008. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-1-84917-002-4. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  4. ↑ Guide to the Protection of Scotland’s Listed Buildings, p. 17.
  5. ↑ "Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "The Lodberrie, Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  7. ↑ "Fort Charlotte, Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2 June 2010.

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