Veensgarth

Veensgarth
Veensgarth
	The village of Veensgarth, nestling under Herrislee hill. Seen looking north-east.
	Veensgarth Location within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU427444
Civil parish	Tingwall;
Council area	Shetland;
Lieutenancy area	Shetland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01595
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland;
Scottish Parliament	Shetland;
	List of places UK Scotland 60°10′59″N 1°13′44″W / 60.183°N 1.229°W

Veensgarth (Old Norse: Vikingsgarðr, Viking farm, or Vingarðr, Meadow Farm), is a village in the Tingwall valley west of Lerwick on Mainland in Shetland, Scotland. It includes the Vallafield housing estate. Veensgarth is also within the parish of Tingwall,^[1] and is situated at the junction of the A970 and the B9074.^[2]

References

^ "Details of Veensgarth". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ "B9074". Sabre. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

External links

Canmore - Veensgarth, Veensgarth House, Steading site record

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[1] "Details of Veensgarth". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[2] "B9074". Sabre. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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