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About Grutness

Grutness sits at Shetland's southern tip, a kilometre from Sumburgh Airport via the A970 from Lerwick. This remote settlement provides access to Jarlshof's remarkable archaeological remains, spanning 4,000 years of continuous habitation from Bronze Age roundhouses to medieval farmsteads.

Where is Grutness on the map?

Grutness is in Scotland, at 59.874, -1.278 - about 27 km south of Aithsetter.

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The closest airport to Grutness is Sumburgh Airport, 2 km (about 4 min by car). Other airports nearby: Lerwick / Tingwall Airport, Fair Isle Airport.

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