Cunningsburgh, formerly also known as Coningsburgh ( meaning "King's castle"), is a hamlet and ancient parish in the south of Mainland, Shetland. The hamlet is on the coast, nine miles south south west of Lerwick

Lerwick

Lerwick is the capital and main port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, located more than 100 miles off the north coast of mainland Scotland on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland...

, about half way between there and Sumburgh Head

Sumburgh Head

Sumburgh Head is located at the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland in northernScotland. The head is a 100 m high rocky spur capped by the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse. The Old Norse name was Dunrøstar høfdi, it means "The Head onto the Thunderous Noise", referring to the noise of Sumburgh Roost...

. The parish was merged with Dunrossness

Dunrossness

Dunrossness, . It is the southernmost parish of Shetland, and includes, Levenwick, Bigton, Scousburgh, Quendale, Virkie, Fair Isle....

 and Sandwick

Sandwick, Shetland

Sandwick is a township in the Shetland Islands, situated 13 miles south of Lerwick in the South Mainland. It comprises a number of distinct settlements in very close proximity to each other, each remaining distinct through being separated by agricultural land...

. It is on the A970 road.

Amongst the settlements in the parish are Aithsetter

Aithsetter

Aithsetter is a village on Mainland, Shetland, Shetland. It is in the parish of Cunningsburgh, towards the north end of the village of the same name. It is nearly 10 miles from Lerwick....

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