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Sound, Lerwick

Coordinates: 60°08′38″N 1°10′26″W / 60.144°N 1.174°W / 60.144; -1.174
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Sound
Sound, Lerwick, looking towards the Sound Brae
Sound is located in Shetland
Sound
Sound
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU458401
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Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE1
Dialling code01595
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60°08′38″N 1°10′26″W / 60.144°N 1.174°W / 60.144; -1.174

Sound is an area situated to the south-west of central Lerwick, the capital of Shetland, Scotland.[1]

Sound is home to a primary school, public hall, and gospel hall; all of the same name.[2] The area is also home to the Sands of Sound beach.[3]

One of Sandveien’s parking areas overshadowed by Stanley Hill

Sound is also notable for its varied styles of neighbourhoods including the ‘Concrete Jungle’ like housing estates of Sandveien and Nederdale, the duplex filled streets of Murrayston and Oversund and the many cottage neighbourhoods such as Westerloch and Baila.[4]

History

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Before the oil boom of the 1970s, Sound was a sparsely populated area, consisting of a few small settlements to the south and west of Clickimin Loch.

With the discovery of oil in the North Sea, the population increase of Shetland, and in particular Lerwick, necessitated the construction of council estates in the Sound area.[5] With the advent of the neighbourhoods of Sandveien and Nederdale as well as an increased population elsewhere, the number of school age children had grown too large for Lerwick's only primary school to sustain. This led to the opening of Sound Primary School in 1977.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Overview of Sound". Scottish Places. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Sound Primary School". Sound Primary School. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Sands of Sound". Shetland.org. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Street Map of Lerwick Shetlands and Surrounding Areas". www.scotland.maps2013.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Lerwick History". Shetland.org. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Sound Primary School". Sound Primary School. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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