What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ness of Sound as Gun Emplacement(s) (second World War). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Ness of SoundSearchlight Battery (second World War) · 47 yd
Voe of SoundBay · 845 yd
Lerwick, Kantersted Road, SeafieldVilla (period Unassigned) · 1232 yd
Sands of SoundPolisher (period Unassigned) · 1246 yd
Smiling Morn: Voe of Sound, North SeaSmack (20th Century) · 1327 yd
Brei WickBay · 1539 yd
Saint Olaf: Horse of the Knabb, Bressay SoundSchooner (19th Century) · 1577 yd
Ness of TrebisterEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 1644 yd
Lerwick New CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 1.1 mi
Lerwick, Gressy Loan, Cemetery, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 1.1 mi
Tourist CentreVisitor information · 1.4 mi
Bain's BeachBeach / strand · 1.4 miOther information
Photo: J M Briscoe · CC BY-SA 2.0