Cunningsburgh

Cunningsburgh
Shetland
Aithsetter, with Mousa beyond
Location
Island:	Mainland
Grid reference:	HU430301
Location:	60°3’14"N, 1°13’34"W
Data
Post town:	Shetland
Postcode:	ZE2
Dialling code:	01950
Local Government
Council:	Shetland
Parliamentary constituency:	Orkney and Shetland

Cunningsburgh, formerly also known as Coningsburgh, is a hamlet and ancient parish in the south of Mainland, Shetland. Its name is from the Old Norse Konungsborgr, meaning "King's castle".

The hamlet is on the coast, nine miles south south west of Lerwick, about half way between there and Sumburgh Head, on the A970 road. The parish was merged with Dunrossness and Sandwick.

Amongst the settlements in the old parish is Aithsetter.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Cunningsburgh)

• Cunningsburgh History Group
• Cunningsburgh Show
• CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Glenlea

References

• The Gazetteer of Scotland (Wilson, Rev. John, 1882)