Treasured Places
Event ID 567415
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Treasured Places
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/567415
Lerwick is Scotland's most northerly town, and owes its position to the large, sheltered harbour provided by the Bressay Sound. Founded in the 17th century, by the mid-18th it contained about three hundred houses. The expansion continued into the 19th century, the town becoming a Burgh of Barony in 1819. Merchants operating in Lerwick built Lodberries, houses with attached private wharves and stores. A number of these structures still stand, giving the town's waterfront a distinctive appearance.
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 20 August 2007
Gifford, J 1992
