Grutness

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Shetland Settlements
Name: Grutness
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Distance from Lerwick by road: 24 miles
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Grutness ca 1979
Grutness ca 1979

Grutness is a small settlement and headland located on the south shore of Grutness Voe, on the east side of the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland. It is located close to Sumburgh Head, and is the terminus of the ferry "Good Shepherd IV"'s service between the Shetland Mainland and Fair Isle.

In 1567 Geert Hemelingk a hanseatic merchant from Bremen was trading from a booth at Grotingswage. His ship, the Pelikaan, was seized by the Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney on his run to Copenhagen.


"Good Shepherd IV" loading at Grutness Pier
"Good Shepherd IV" loading at Grutness Pier
.....With a passengers car. Photo. Peter II
.....With a passengers car. Photo. Peter II

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