Biggings
Biggings
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.jpg) Papa Stour Kirk | |
  Biggings Location within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU176601 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE2 |
| Dialling code | 01595 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Biggings is a village on the island of Papa Stour, in Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour's church is situated at the south of Biggings.[2][3] A homestead of Duke Haakon of Norway is thought to have been at Biggings, and archaeological digs have discovered the remains of a substantial Norse house, dating to around the 12th or 13th century.[4] A partial reconstruction of a Norse building has also been undertaken.[5] Biggings has an airstrip, which has not been used since 2021.
References
- ^ "Overview of Biggings". Scottish Places. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Papa Stour, Biggings, Kirk and Kirkyard, War Memorial". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "SHETLAND: S1. Papa Stour, Sandness centred HU 169 607". The Papar Project. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "A Progress report on Excavations at 'Da Biggins', Papa Stour, Shetland, 1978" (PDF). Scottish Society for Northern Studies. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Papa Stour History Group". Shetland Heritage Association. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
External links
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