Cunningsburgh

Cunningsburgh, formerly also known as Coningsburgh (Old Norse: Konungsborgr meaning "King's castle"), is a new hamlet and ancient parish in the south of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland.

[1] There is a primary school, a marina, a community shop,[2] a public hall, a history centre,[3] a touring park,[4] and a United Free Church of Scotland kirk.

[5] SMUHA was the first Up Helly Aa event to have elected a female Guizer Jarl, Lesley Simpson, in 2015.

[7] A large sandstone block dated between the 10th and 11th centuries CE was found in a burial ground in Cunningsburgh.

Outsider artist, poet and musician Adam Christie was born in Aith, Cunningsburgh in 1869 and became known for his stone sculptures of human heads.