Lerwick

American

[lur-wik, ler-, ler-ik] / ˈlɜr wɪk, ˈlɛr-, ˈlɛr ɪk /

noun

a city in and the administrative center of the Shetland Islands, N of Scotland.

Lerwick British

/ ˈlɜːwɪk /

noun

a town in Shetland, administrative centre of the island authority of Shetland, on the island of Mainland: the most northerly town in the British Isles; knitwear, oil refining. Pop: 6830 (2001)

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I've just picked up blackberries from one of the lanes in Lerwick and I've been out fishing as well - I have a kayak.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Hot spots also included the Northumberland coast, Lerwick on Shetland, the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and the Antrim coast in Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025

It is served by a ferry which runs between the island and Shetland, and there are also regular flights from Tingwall Airport, just outside Lerwick, to the island.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025

The celebrations culminated in the burning of a replica Viking galley which lit up the Lerwick sky.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024

It is this: As soon as I get my ship cleared and paid off at Hull, I am going straight back to Lerwick to ask Miss Mitford if she will be my wife.”

From Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy by Gordon Stables

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