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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Cunningsburgh like this:
Conningsburgh, a hamlet and an ancient parish in the S of Shetland. The hamlet lies on the E coast of the mainland, 9 miles SSW of Lerwick, and has a Free church. The parish, extending across the mainland from Aiths Voe to Cliff Sound, is bounded N by Lerwick parish; it contains a ridge of eminences, running nearly parallel with the coast-lines, and called the Conningsburgh Hills; and it is now annexed quoad civilia to Dunrossness, and quoad sacra to Sandwick.
Cunningsburgh is now part of SHETLAND ISLANDS Council. Click here for graphs and data of how SHETLAND ISLANDS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cunningsburgh itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cunningsburgh, in Shetland Islands and Shetland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22054
Date accessed: 10th April 2026
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