Biggings Explained

Country:Scotland
Static Image Name:Papa Stour Kirk (geograph 3271747).jpg
Static Image Caption:Papa Stour Kirk
Coordinates:60.326°N -1.681°W
Official Name:Biggings
Local Name:Da Biggins[1]
Label Position:top
Civil Parish:Walls and Sandness
Lieutenancy Scotland:Shetland Islands
Unitary Scotland:Shetland Islands
Constituency Westminster:Orkney and Shetland
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Shetland
Post Town:SHETLAND
Postcode District:ZE2
Postcode Area:ZE
Dial Code:01595
Os Grid Reference:HU176601

Biggings is a village on the island of Papa Stour, in Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour's church is situated at the south of Biggings.[2] [3] A homestead of Duke Haakon of Norway is thought to have been at Biggings, and archaeological digs have discovered the remains of a substantial Norse house, dating to around the 12th or 13th century.[4] A partial reconstruction of a Norse building has also been undertaken.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview of Biggings. Scottish Places. 17 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Papa Stour, Biggings, Kirk and Kirkyard, War Memorial. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 17 December 2014.
  3. Web site: SHETLAND: S1. Papa Stour, Sandness centred HU 169 607. The Papar Project. 17 December 2014.
  4. Web site: A Progress report on Excavations at 'Da Biggins', Papa Stour, Shetland, 1978. Scottish Society for Northern Studies. 17 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Papa Stour History Group. Shetland Heritage Association. 17 December 2014.