Shetland - The Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands - page 368

SHETLAND FOLK FESTIVAL

Highlights

1 Traditional music Catch some local music at
the weekly Simmer'n Sessions in Lerwick, or the
annual Shetland Folk Festival. See p.378
2 Isle of Noss Guaranteed seals, pu ns and
dive-bombing “bonxies”. See p.379
3 Mousa Remote islet with a 2000-year-old
broch and nesting storm petrels. See p.382
4 Jarlshof Site mingling Iron Age, Bronze Age,
Pictish, Viking and medieval settlements.
See p.384

5 Fair Isle Magical little island halfway between
Shetland and Orkney, with a lighthouse at each
end and a world-famous bird observatory in the
middle. See p.386
6 Lunna House Superb B&B in an old laird's
house, used as the headquarters of the
Norwegian Resistance in World War II. See p.394
7 Hermaness More pu ns, gannets and
“bonxies”, and spectacular views out to Muckle
Flugga and Britain's most northerly point.
See p.403

HIGHLIGHTS ARE MARKED ON THE MAP ON P.372