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About Leeans

Leeans lies on Shetland's western coast, reached via the A970 from Lerwick then local roads west. Most visitors fly into Tingwall Airport or ferry to Lerwick, with the drive taking about 45 minutes through moorland. The settlement sits near Sand and connects to scattered western communities via single-track roads. Views stretch across to Papa Stour, inhabited continuously for over 5,000 years.

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Leeans is in Scotland, at 60.215, -1.390 - about 15 km east of Brunatwatt.

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The closest airport to Leeans is Lerwick / Tingwall Airport, 27 km (about 28 min by car). Other airports nearby: Foula Airfield, Sumburgh Airport.

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