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Walled Garden, Lunna House, Lunna Ness

A Category B Listed Building in Shetland North, Shetland Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 60.4046 / 60°24'16"N

Longitude: -1.1168 / 1°7'0"W

OS Eastings: 448761

OS Northings: 1169289

OS Grid: HU487692

Mapcode National: GBR R1L7.GX3

Mapcode Global: XHF8S.WR52

Plus Code: 9CGWCV3M+R7

Entry Name: Walled Garden, Lunna House, Lunna Ness

Listing Name: Lunnasting, Lunna, Walled Garden

Listing Date: 30 March 1998

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392119

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45279

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392119

Location: Nesting

County: Shetland Islands

Electoral Ward: Shetland North

Parish: Nesting

Traditional County: Shetland

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Description

Earlier 19th century. Series of drystone walls forming roughly triangular wall garden to SE of harbour (see separate listing). Square rubble gatepiers at checked W corner of S wall. E and W walls gently curving to meet at N, W wall continuous to N to adjoin lime kiln at harbour. Lower internal cross walls running E-W. Beach-stone ball finial to E corner.

Statement of Interest

A Group with Lunna House, Fishing Booth, Folly, Former Schoolhouse, Gothick Cottage, Lunna Harbour, St Margaret's Kirk, Steading, and West Gates. This garden is an essential part of Shetland's best historic designed landscape. Nestling in this sheltered spot, it is a prominent feature of the area, particularly when viewed from Lunna House or the folly.

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