Cutts is a settlement in the
Shetland Islands
Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the Uni ...
, United Kingdom. It is on the island of
Trondra
Trondra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It shelters the harbour of Scalloway and has an area of .
History
Trondra was becoming rapidly depopulated until 1970, when road bridges were built to neig ...
off the west coast of
Shetland Mainland
The Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. The island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's ferry and air connections.
Geography
It has an area of , making it the third-largest Scottish island and ...
. The B9074 crosses the Trondra Bridge at the north-east of Cutts. The bridge, opened on 18 October 1971 by
George Younger
George Kenneth Hotson Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Baron Younger of Prestwick, (22 September 1931 – 26 January 2003), was a British Conservative Party politician and banker. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayr from 196 ...
, has a single carriageway and connects Trondra with Shetland Mainland.
References
External links
Canmore - Trondra, The Cutts site record
Villages in Shetland
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