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Bigton
A view over Bigton and across the sea to Foula
Bigton is located in Shetland
Bigton
Bigton
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU377211
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01950
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
59°58′26″N 1°19′23″W / 59.974°N 1.323°W / 59.974; -1.323

Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Bigton is within the civil parish of Dunrossness.[1] The Stewarts owned Bigton from 1634.[2]

Bigton lies on the Atlantic coast of the island overlooking St Ninian's Isle and within view is the island of Burra, further to the north. It is 18 miles (29 kilometres) by road from Lerwick, just off the B9122 and lies just north of the settlement of Scousburgh. The smaller settlement of Ireland adjoins Bigton.

The 33 ton sloop the "Alexander" in 1793,[3] the sloop the "Earl Spencer" (a smuggler) in 1822,[4] the 30 ton three masted lugger "Sacre Cour" in 1897,[5] the 24 ton three masted lugger "Jeune Albert" in 1902[6] and the 30 ton lugger "Rene" in 1904[7] were wrecked in St Ninian's Bay just off Bigton.

Facilities include a community shop and post office[8] as well as a cafe. In 2021, Bigton Kirk, a category C listed building by the Scottish Government,[9] was sold by the Church of Scotland to Bigton Collective who converted it into a community centre.[10] Farming in the area is a mixture of arable and mixed livestock.[11][12]

Bigton House is a category B listed building by the Scottish Government and is designated a place of special historic and architectural interest by Historic Environment Scotland. John Bruce, the 4th of Symbister, married Clementina Stewart of Bigton in 1744, at which point he adopted the additional surname Stewart and later, in 1788, constructed Bigton house. When the Reverend George Low visited in 1774, he described Bigton as the largest farm in Shetland, richly productive with barley and oats “as fine as any found in the south of Scotland.”[2]

The author, filmmaker and painter Elizabeth Balneaves lived in Bigton's former manse with her husband, Dr. James McLauchlan Johnston, for the last 20 years of Balneaves' life.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Details of Bigton". Scottish Places. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Staff (13 August 1971). "Bigton, Bigton House, Including Walls and Gatepiers. Designation reference: LB5416". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  3. ^ Whittaker, Ian G. (20 March 2003). "Alexander: St Ninian's Bay, Atlantic; Site number: HU32SE 8005; National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) ID: 240272". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Earl Spencer: St Ninian'S Bay, Atlantic; Event reference: 949426". www.trove.scot. 19 March 2003. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  5. ^ Whittaker, Ian G. (20 March 2003). "Sacre Coeur: St Ninian's Bay,.St Ninian'S Bay, Atlantic; G325, Event reference: 822105". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  6. ^ Whittaker, Ian G. (20 March 2003). "Jeune Albert: St Ninian's Bay, Atlantic; G 278; Event reference: 658031". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  7. ^ Whittaker, Ian G. (20 March 2003). "Rene: St Ninian's Bay, Atlantis; G 373; Event reference: 857942". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  8. ^ Staff. "Bigton Post Office at Bigton in Shetland". Royal Mail, UK. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  9. ^ Staff (26 March 1997). "BIGTON, ST NINIAN'S CHURCH (CHURCH OF SCOTLAND), INCLUDING BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS (LB44537)". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  10. ^ "5. Structural Inspection: Bigton Kirk". Civil And Structural Engineering Shetland. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  11. ^ Taylor, Claire (14 December 2019). "This farming Life's Budge sisters: A new legacy on Shetland". The Scottish Farmer. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  12. ^ Staff (2018). "Far away on a Scottish island: The Shetland sheep and beef showcase". Farmax, New Zealand. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  13. ^ Staff (11 November 2006). "Elizabeth Balneaves (Obituary)". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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