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Veensgarth

Coordinates: 60°10′59″N 1°13′44″W / 60.183°N 1.229°W / 60.183; -1.229
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Veensgarth
The village of Veensgarth, nestling under Herrislee hill. Seen looking north-east.
Veensgarth is located in Shetland
Veensgarth
Veensgarth
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU427444
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01595
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
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60°10′59″N 1°13′44″W / 60.183°N 1.229°W / 60.183; -1.229

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

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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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