Greenhead, Bressay Sound
No Class (Event)
Site Name Greenhead, Bressay Sound
Classification No Class (Event)
Alternative Name(s) Lerwick North Harbour; Sound Of Bressay
Canmore ID 282631
Site Number HU44SE 278
NGR HU 47126 44626
NGR Description Centred HU 47126 44626 and HU 47070 44159
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Lerwick
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU44SE 278 centred 47126 44626 and 47070 44159
See also HU44SE 32, HU44SE 276, HU44SE 277.
These areas were examined by remote sensing (sidescan sonar and sub-bottom profiling) with limited diver survey. No constraints to the proposed reclamation works were identified.
It proved difficult to obtain a sub-bottom profile of this area on account of the rocky nature of the seabed, which was not apparent from either the published charts or previous surveys. The bottom was found to be virtually clear of debris, and the absence of any recognisable remains of the vessels that are recorded as having been lost within this area may be attributed to the dynamic local environment and the nature of the rocky slope.
MS/2336.
The locations assigned to this record are derived from that indicated on the published plan. They may extend into Bressay parish, to the E.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 September 2006.
MS/2336.
The ill-defined area of Lerwick Harbour (HU44SE 32: centred HU 47722 41345) essentially forms an extensive roadstead which comprises the waters of Bressay Sound between the narrow Northern entrance (around HU 475 445) and the broader Southern entrance (around HU 483 400). The main facilities are to be found around HU 477 414, on the W side of the Sound; recent development extends Northwards from this point.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 October 2007.
Sub Bottom Profiling Survey (2005)
These areas were examined by remote sensing (sidescan sonar and sub-bottom profiling) with limited diver survey. No constraints to the proposed reclamation works were identified.
It proved difficult to obtain a sub-bottom profile of this area on account of the rocky nature of the seabed, which was not apparent from either the published charts or previous surveys. The bottom was found to be virtually clear of debris, and the absence of any recognisable remains of the vessels that are recorded as having been lost within this area may be attributed to the dynamic local environment and the nature of the rocky slope.
Side Scan Sonar Survey (2005)
These areas were examined by remote sensing (sidescan sonar and sub-bottom profiling) with limited diver survey. No constraints to the proposed reclamation works were identified.
It proved difficult to obtain a sub-bottom profile of this area on account of the rocky nature of the seabed, which was not apparent from either the published charts or previous surveys. The bottom was found to be virtually clear of debris, and the absence of any recognisable remains of the vessels that are recorded as having been lost within this area may be attributed to the dynamic local environment and the nature of the rocky slope.
Note (13 September 2006)
The locations assigned to this record are derived from that indicated on the published plan. They may extend into Bressay parish, to the E.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 September 2006.
