Sumburgh Head

Sumburgh Head Dunrøstar høfdi (Nynorsk)
Headland
Sumburgh Head
Sumburgh Head
Coordinates: 59°51′15″N 01°16′31″W / 59.85417°N 1.27528°W / 59.85417; -1.27528
Grid position	HU 40699 07900
Location	Shetland Archipelago, Scotland
Native name	Dunrøstar høfdi (Nynorsk)

Sumburgh Head is a headland located at the southern tip of the main island of the Shetland Archipelago, in northern Scotland. The head consists of a 100 m high rocky spur and topped by the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse. In the Old Norse language, Sumburgh Head was called Dunrøstar høfdi, it means "The Head onto the loud tide-race", referring to the noise of Sumburgh Roost. Robert Stevenson was the engineer in charge of building the Sumburgh Head lighthouse. Work started on the building in 1819, and the light was first lit in 1821.