About Scatness

Scatness occupies the southern tip of Mainland Shetland, just two kilometres from Sumburgh Airport via the A970. This exposed settlement experiences the full maritime climate typical of Scotland's northernmost islands, with strong Atlantic winds and frequent showers. Most visitors arrive by air and drive the short distance from the airport, whilst those coming from Lerwick face a 45-minute journey south along the islands' main road. The area serves as home to airport workers and local crofters, with buildings designed to withstand the constant coastal weather. Old Scatness Broch offers a remarkable archaeological site where excavations have uncovered 2,000 years of continuous occupation.

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Scatness is in Scotland, at 59.875, -1.307 - about 25 km south of Aithsetter.

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