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Lunna Ness is a peninsula in the north east of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland , in the parish of Lunnasting near Vidlin. The island of Lunna Holm is nearby. The Shetland Bus operation during World War II used this area as a base. The Stanes of Stofast is a 2,000 tonne glacial erratic that came to rest on a prominent hilltop. Lunna Ness is a Site of Special Scientific Interest based on the abundance of the otter population.

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  • Lunna Ness is a peninsula in the north east of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland , in the parish of Lunnasting near Vidlin. The island of Lunna Holm is nearby. The Shetland Bus operation during World War II used this area as a base. The Stanes of Stofast is a 2,000 tonne glacial erratic that came to rest on a prominent hilltop. The Lunnasting stone is a monolith bearing an ogham inscription discovered in the area and donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in 1876. It was found by Rev. J.C. Roger in a cottage, who stated that the stone had been unearthed from a "moss" (i.e. a peat bog) in April 1876, having been originally discovered five feet (1.5 m) below the surface. Lunna Ness is a Site of Special Scientific Interest based on the abundance of the otter population. Lunna House is a 17th-century laird's house, noted for having "the best historic designed landscape in Shetland". In the 20th century it was used as a base of the wartime Shetland Bus operation. (en)
  • Lunna Ness är en udde i Storbritannien. Den ligger i rådsområdet Shetlandsöarna och riksdelen Skottland, i den norra delen av landet, 1 000 km norr om huvudstaden London. Lunna Ness ligger på ön Shetland Islands. Terrängen inåt land är platt. Havet är nära Lunna Ness åt nordost. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 60 meter över havet, 1,4 km sydväst om Lunna Ness. Närmaste större samhälle är Symbister, 10,4 km söder om Lunna Ness. (sv)
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  • Lunna Ness är en udde i Storbritannien. Den ligger i rådsområdet Shetlandsöarna och riksdelen Skottland, i den norra delen av landet, 1 000 km norr om huvudstaden London. Lunna Ness ligger på ön Shetland Islands. Terrängen inåt land är platt. Havet är nära Lunna Ness åt nordost. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 60 meter över havet, 1,4 km sydväst om Lunna Ness. Närmaste större samhälle är Symbister, 10,4 km söder om Lunna Ness. (sv)
  • Lunna Ness is a peninsula in the north east of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland , in the parish of Lunnasting near Vidlin. The island of Lunna Holm is nearby. The Shetland Bus operation during World War II used this area as a base. The Stanes of Stofast is a 2,000 tonne glacial erratic that came to rest on a prominent hilltop. Lunna Ness is a Site of Special Scientific Interest based on the abundance of the otter population. (en)
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  • Lunna Ness (en)
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